Today we spent the day exploring Ariqua, after a lovely breakfast on the sun terrace and a bit of science (we have just finished Immunisation!!). We walked through the streets to the museum which houses the 'little ice girl, Juanita'. She is 500 years old and was offered to the gods as a sacrifice by the incas but was preserved in the ice until she was found about 20 years ago. It's amazing she is kept in a glass ice box and you can see her teeth, skin, hair, finger nails all perfectly preserved and all the offerings which she was buried with. I thought Sam might find it boring as we watched a video and were given a tour but he thought it was really interesting.
Arequipa is very nice and built from white stone which came from the volcano.
Tomorrow morning we have to be out at 6am to get another bus at 7am to take us to the border, this journey should take 6 hours and sam is most unhappy as we are not travelling 1st class!!
We haven't managed to book any accomodation yet so it will be another trial and error day of hoping to find good accommodation when we get there. All in all a bit pissed off today, am sick of moving around ... might actually be nice to get to the coast for a few days.
The museum and Arequipa sound very interesting. I can't understand you not travelling with Sam first class again! Whassa matter with you? (g)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that you are fed up of moving around now...you should have a camper van you see...a good Crab always takes her home with her. :>} But I'm sure you will find somewhere nice to stay...you usually have managed to find somewhere nice. I'm not sure where it is in Chile that you are travelling to. I know you are heading for Santiago in a week or so, but I wonder where you are staying, by the sea, first.
Comfort yourself with the fact that it's really really awful here. Blowing a gale, and throwing it down. But I, thankfully,have lots of work to do. :>} Keeps your sister happy....you know how she likes to keep me working. LOL
Lots of love, kisses and hugs,
Mum xxxx