Arequipa not Antigua....

Firstly an apology we are NOT in Antigua as I said in the last post (that error was due to a snotty head) we are actually in Arequipa. We boarded the night bus at 10pm last night and snuggled into our fully reclining seats with blankets and pillows ready for the 9 hour journey ahead. Sam had told everyone that we were travelling 1st class, when we turned up at the station the guy said 'I remember you, you're travelling 1st class!'... We watched the ipod for an hour and then tried to sleep. I thought it would be much more difficult than it was, I think we all slept fairly well but it was a light sleep rather than a deep sleep so we are all knackered today.

We arrived at 7am and collected our bags and the taxi brought us to the hotel 'La Casa de Mi Abuela', which means The House of My Grandma. We were taken to our room and it was just like you would find in your Grandma's house (Well not my grandma, but an old smelly grandma). The room was skanky and the beds looked dubious, it was also near the enterance and potentially very noisy, so I asked the guy on reception if we could move. We have to pay $10 more but we now have a nice room with clean beds and a view of the pool, much more our style. Will is also going to eat his bodyweight in free breakfast to make up the extra $10!

Today has been slow as we are back at higher altitude and this combined with the tiredness, the heat and the flu has led to a very lazy day... it's now 5pm and Sam is watching a film and myself and Will have just woken up. Tomorrow we are going to find the ice mummy which is in one of the museums and book our tickets to Arica (another 6hr bus trip!!) Attached a picture of authentic Peruvian people (rather than just the usual pics of me and will and Sam!)