Ecuador – new friends and sights

by | Mar 28, 2012 | Ecuador

March 8 to 21, 2012 We cross over in to Ecuador with a minimum of fuss. The officials couldn’t have been nicer – we get SOAT. Welcome to Ecuador.     First stop is Cuenca to meet up with Ian Moor, the brother of our friend Keith Moor, the Melbourne...
Paracas to the border

Paracas to the border

by | Mar 24, 2012 | Peru

    After the Nazca lines we decided to take in some of Peru’s natural beauty with a stop at Paracas and Islas Ballestas – and the sea lions and birds. We’ve never seen so many birds. The island is black – covered in ‘guano’ birds – gulls, blue footed...
Peru – the Nazca lines

Peru – the Nazca lines

by | Mar 21, 2012 | Peru

From Cuzco we headed to the coast and Nazca where the inexplicable lines lie in the desert – drawings of animals, birds and men etched in the sand thousands of years ago. Why is the question many have tried to answer but none have succeeded. We know the ride down to...
Peru – the wonders of the ancient worlds – Puno & Cuzco

Peru – the wonders of the ancient worlds – Puno & Cuzco

by | Mar 21, 2012 | Peru

February 18 to March 8 Peru holds one of the highlights of any visit to South America – Machu Picchu, but there is so much more to this country.   We entered from the south, heading straight to Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in...
Bolivia – came with lots of warnings

Bolivia – came with lots of warnings

by | Mar 4, 2012 | Bolivia

February 10 to February 18     The road to Bolivia took us up and over the Andes at more than 4,000 metres. A stretch of 30 kilometres of the road was mud and slush with temperatures dropping to around 4 degrees. The altitude was testing for man and machine....