Bolivia
Well, we have successfully navigated our way to Bolivia!
Deja vu …
I just discovered that only half of my last post got published the other day (gotta love the internet connections here). So … here is the complete post … video included! Enjoy!
Desert Camping, Northern Peru
We discovered a dirt road that headed eastwards from the coast into the desert, so we followed our noses and were soon surrounded by gorgeous desert scenery. The road very quickly deteriorated into a dry river bed that got progressively narrower and narrower as we continued along the way.
Duke Energy and Lago Paròn
The hydroelectric project near Caraz was an interesting situation that we tried to explore in some detail, but with only mixed success.
Have You Bumped a Donkey Lately?
This became something that I would ask Robin daily as we travelled through Peru. And trust me, he HAS bumped a few!
In Ecuador …
We spent a long day travelling most of the length of Ecuador towards the Peru border. Many little highland towns dotted the countryside along a lesser travelled highland road that we decided to take.
Mindo and Quito, Ecuador
We met up with William and Nancy (the couple that we met on the coast), and joined them and their mothers for the weekend in the small town of Mindo, located about 1.5 hours west of Quito, Ecuador’s capital city.
New Cruiser Turns 500,000!
Peruvian Andes
Prior to hitting the big city of Lima, we took a side trip to Caraz in the Andes. We enjoyed ourself very much in the small quaint mountain town that we landed up staying close to a week there! Although this time of year was not the best weather, we landed up with quite a [...]
Photos of Peru
Stopped by the Police, again.
Two days ago, about 1 hour outside of Lima, Peru. Robin and Raenelle deal with another typical Latin American policeman. This happened in Spanish, and took much longer to get the points across than it seems. In any case, read on:
Welcome to Peru
A mid-morning border crossing from Ecuador to Peru proved to be very stress-free and relatively quick. We spent about 45 minutes standing around waiting for the boss to arrive to sign our Peru vehicle importation permit.
Zorritos, Northern Peru
We spent about 5 days camping on the north coast of Peru on a gorgeous sandy beach. This is the last location where we will find relatively warm ocean on this trip. Further south there is a different ocean current that prevails, yielding much colder water temperatures.