Huacachina, near Ica, Peru. After doing our time in Loki, Cusco, the next destination was the much hyped sand boarding, like snowboarding, but in the desert. We time our exit so that all our friends from the hostel come along, that made Jane and myself, Grif the Yank, Drew the Aussie, Joe English, Cass and Joss, also Aussies. Grif had spoken to other travellers who had already been sand boarding and learned that not only could we hit the slopes, but we could camp the night between the dunes and under the desert stars, with bbq and music to boot. Arriving by bus at Ica, we all managed to squeeze into one cab, as Joss and Cass would be following the next day, and headed to Huacachina, a small village of restaurants, hostels and tour companies,
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