Blogs from Nazca, Nazca, Ica, Peru, South America

On the way back from Mirador we have a full frontal view of Cerro Blanco, the highest sand dune in the world. It's a whopping 3875 ft from base to summit, that's higher than England's highest mountain. The picture from my phone can't do it justice, it really is almost unbelievably huge for plain old sand..... read more

Staying at Nazca House, a guest house run by the lovely Nancy. It has a tiny door in a rendered wall and this was why it was took us time to find. After unpacking and relaxing in our little room, it was time for Ed and I to go out in search of food. Night had fallen and the streets were very busy and I spotted lots of suspicious looking people, but this could simply be that I'm not used to travelling yet. We came back with some random morsels. The room was baking hot in the night, the fan only really helped to move the hot air around the room. Cas and I woke up laughing as it sounds like we're staying on a farm, with cockerels crowing and dogs barking from the early hours. ... read more

Distance driven today: 297miles/478km Cumulative distance driven: 11,219 miles / 18,055 km (5,000 miles to go) Today’s trip: Lima to Nazca, Peru Full bike service completed: yes After a long three day Independence Day holiday, all offices and business finally opened today. I was standing outside the BWM dealership service entrance 8am sharp, i.e. by the time they open their doors for business. In the next three hours the motorcycle got an oil change, new air and oil filter, valve adjustment, new brake pads all around, and a thorough check-up. As soon as the service was completed, we went back to the hotel in Lima, checked out and started (finally) driving south again. Every time now that I turn on the ignition and see the pre-check icons flash on the display, and then hear the engine ... read more

Hi Family and friends, We woke up at 0600 and tried to be as quiet as possible as we didn’t want to wake anyone, well only this one girl who coughed all night and kept everyone awake, she didn’t even have the courtesy to get water till I started tutting loudly!!! Our taxi turned up on time and getting to and onto the bus was easy. We were travelling with Oltursa, this was recommended by the receptionist and he said it was the only company he used, it was a big more expensive than the cheapest company but it was well worth it!!! It was a 5 star bus with 180-degree reclining seats and got a free breakfast and lunch!!! We were so impressed!!! We got into Nazca around 1500 and got picked up by our ... read more

Après une nuit sans trop de sommeil, nous arrivons à Nazca. Le bruit de fer n'était en fait qu'une barre se baladant dans la soute. Ouf ! Nous nous rendons à l'aéroport, où après une courte attente, nous prenons place à bord d'un petit coucou de 6 places. Nous voilà partis pour un vol de 30 minutes au dessus du désert et de ses lignes. De là haut, il n'est pas tout de suite évident de se rendre compte de la grandeur des dessins mais ça reste impressionnant. Si dans l'avion les lignes nous apparaissent clairement, les photos ne leur rendent malheureusement pas honneur. De retour à Nazca, nous patientons jusqu'à 18h pour assister à une intéressante présentation : ici, quelques explications sur les lignes, mais surtout des hypothèses. Servaient-elles à indiquer les cours d'eau voisins, ... read more