Paracas, Peru

So much to write, and this sweaty, dirty internet cafe is not the place to do it.

I will just share with all you faithful readers out there that Hugo and I are doing well post-wedding. We are on our family-moon right now, honeymooning with my family. We were actually only with my family (mom, dad, sister, aunt, uncle) a couple of nights in Lima. Two days ago we headed south to Paracas along the coast with Pete, Jenny, Trish, Mark and little 15 month old Iland. It has been great. I feel like we are a travel blob and it is hard sometimes to move as a group, but I know Hugo and I will feel sad when our blob gets smaller.

We went to the Paracas reserve yesterday, which turned out to be much different than we expected. 1st we could not get transportation into the reserve once we arrived by feet at the park entrance. Why? Because everyone takes a guided tour. No one walks through the desert reserve! We did not know we were walking into a desert reserve, as our guide book failed to mention that little piece of information. We hitched a ride (yes, all 7 of us) and got some good desert beach time. This morning we took a boat out to the poor mans galapogos island - a sea lion, penguin, pelican, bird santuary filled with natural arches that connect the different rock islands. It was a live zoo and very, very cool, for lack of a better word. The islands are also known for being gold mine of bird poop - worth lots of money once collected into sacks and then exported.

We will continue our travels south tomorrow through Ica, then Arequipa with Pete and Jenny (as the blob gets smaller!) Follow us on a map!