13th - 21st October - Cuzco, Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Chile

Well, this morning finds us in Arica, Chile...overnight bus and train from Arequipa got us here. We are both quite bleary eyed at this point. The guidebook said that the train was charming. By that, I think they meant rickety and ramshackle! We reckon you are all now quite bored of our renditions of 'this place amazing blah blah that place beautiful blah blah'! So, perhaps we should tell you that we haven't showered for more than four days and that Chris has a great case of scratchy stubble...I would show pictures but can't seem to find a place that will allow us to upload photos on the blog at the moment. Over the past week we have become backpackers...lugging our packs on and off buses as we have made our way across southern Peru and into Chile. The highlight has probably been staying with a local family on the island of Taquile on Lake Titicaca.