OCTOBER 5th - PERU for real....
We,re finally in Peru proper - the land we have been warned by THOUSANDS about. All we hear is of muggings, bags slashed and that its not a case of IF you get ill but WHEN. For a couple of tremulous girls feelings apprehensive about their recent sojourn with a drug lord, its been a scary place to consider.
And its been wonderful so far.
We,ve been in Arequipa for the last couple of days which sits at about 2500m so its our halfway point to acclimatise. We,re now seeking out the most typical of backpacker places even though we were scoffing at them a few weeks ago and sayng how we thought we were maybe a little too old for them now...
Now I actually feel like hugging any backpacker and especially when they tell us that they probably would have done the same thing with the rental car. We continue to be legends wherever we go...
Peru feels just a little more laid back than Chile. The people are calmer and more gentle in a very subtle way and surprisingly w feel safe. For ow long though I dont know. Will we relax our guard? Become less vigilant than the two hawk-faced striding people we have become who clutch their bags to ther chests and fiercly challenge anyone who might dare to come within a metre of us? Granted I did leave my $5 dollar sunnies on a cathedral step yesterday so theres hope for us to become trusting again.
Fo and I are actaully having a whole lot of fun and I think its testament to our characters that we can still laugh about it. We,ve regaled all and sundry at this hostel with our story, and as a result have become quite popular. Unfortunately for the interested males, we,ve also become quite granny like in our behaviour - loving giggling and chortling over jokes all day and then retiring to bed quite early for more chats before sleep. Its like one extended slumber party. One guy last night despaired that its was ladies night and the hostel bar and he was surrounded by males! He asked us if we would be catching the bus early the next day with him to Puno and we hummed and hawed and said we werent really morning people. In exasperation he asked us - "but how can you be so lame at night AND need to sleep in?!" We just recognise that we really like a good nights sleep. Another bloke in the hostel sid we were like giggling school girls and someone else commented that we seemed to have a lot of fun together. I think these impressions are based on the fact that we talk quite loudly an high five a lot We have loads...the chocolate five, the "we-understood-what-that-was-in-spanish" five, that-was-a-good.idea five, the surreptitious five (if we dont want anyone else to see) and so on...
Right the loo calls and I have nothing specific other than ramble to continue with so I,ll save you the time!
Much love,
Camille
We,re finally in Peru proper - the land we have been warned by THOUSANDS about. All we hear is of muggings, bags slashed and that its not a case of IF you get ill but WHEN. For a couple of tremulous girls feelings apprehensive about their recent sojourn with a drug lord, its been a scary place to consider.
And its been wonderful so far.
We,ve been in Arequipa for the last couple of days which sits at about 2500m so its our halfway point to acclimatise. We,re now seeking out the most typical of backpacker places even though we were scoffing at them a few weeks ago and sayng how we thought we were maybe a little too old for them now...
Now I actually feel like hugging any backpacker and especially when they tell us that they probably would have done the same thing with the rental car. We continue to be legends wherever we go...
Peru feels just a little more laid back than Chile. The people are calmer and more gentle in a very subtle way and surprisingly w feel safe. For ow long though I dont know. Will we relax our guard? Become less vigilant than the two hawk-faced striding people we have become who clutch their bags to ther chests and fiercly challenge anyone who might dare to come within a metre of us? Granted I did leave my $5 dollar sunnies on a cathedral step yesterday so theres hope for us to become trusting again.
Fo and I are actaully having a whole lot of fun and I think its testament to our characters that we can still laugh about it. We,ve regaled all and sundry at this hostel with our story, and as a result have become quite popular. Unfortunately for the interested males, we,ve also become quite granny like in our behaviour - loving giggling and chortling over jokes all day and then retiring to bed quite early for more chats before sleep. Its like one extended slumber party. One guy last night despaired that its was ladies night and the hostel bar and he was surrounded by males! He asked us if we would be catching the bus early the next day with him to Puno and we hummed and hawed and said we werent really morning people. In exasperation he asked us - "but how can you be so lame at night AND need to sleep in?!" We just recognise that we really like a good nights sleep. Another bloke in the hostel sid we were like giggling school girls and someone else commented that we seemed to have a lot of fun together. I think these impressions are based on the fact that we talk quite loudly an high five a lot We have loads...the chocolate five, the "we-understood-what-that-was-in-spanish" five, that-was-a-good.idea five, the surreptitious five (if we dont want anyone else to see) and so on...
Right the loo calls and I have nothing specific other than ramble to continue with so I,ll save you the time!
Much love,
Camille
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