Apologies for not having updated for so long.
Well plenty has happened as you might imagine. I am currently in Peru, where I have just watched England win 3-0 in a pub dedicated to football. I have some photos, but annoyingly can´t find my cable to upload them onto the internet, so you will have to wait for them until next time.
My time in Lima has been spent relaxing after a fairly tough few days in Huaraz. On Tuesday I went for what was sold to me as a "small walk", but turned out to be a crash course in mountaineering as we climbed to 4,500 metres above sea level. Catching your breath at that altitude really is a mission in itself. The next day I went ice climbing, this time reaching 5,450 metres above sea level. I can honestly say it was one of the toughest days of my life, and was not helped by the fact that I got altitude sickness at the top.
In addition to altitude sickness, over the last week or so diarrhaea has been a constant companion, which has made life particualrly interesting, especially on 9 hour bus rides. I have had to introduce a ´No Farting´ rule, which I am adearing to at all times.
My discomfort was eased slightly last weekend after seeing Villa´s 2-0 win over Chelsea. I also had the displeasure of watching Liverpool trounce Derby too though and can safely say that no matter how bad I felt at the time, Billy Davies must have been feeling 10 times worse. If anyone see´s Andy Todd around Derby over the next few weeks would someone please chin him for me. Thanks.
Before arriving in Huaraz I had spent a few days in Huanchaco, where I went to see a number of inca ruins in a town called Sipan.
This had followed a period of sunning myself in a nice Peruvian resort called Mancora. Whilst their I took a surfing lesson and stood up on the board 3 times, which in my eyes makes me a surfer now, so I will be greeting most people with the word "dude" from now on.
Before leaving Ecuador I did manage to get myself to the shop/museum where they make Panama hats, and I am now the proud owner of a Panama hat. Again I will provide photographic evidence on the next update.
If I remember rightly the last time I left you I was just about to go canyoning. This was fantastic, and was followed the next day by a mountain bike ride that exhausted and exhilarated in equal measure. After spending 3-4 hours climbing a mountain, i then proceeded to spend the next 20 minutes descending.
I think that should bring me up to date.
As I don´t have any photos I have uploaded a map showing you all where I have been and where I am going.
A few observations:
The concept of queing seems alien to most South Americans, who prefer to just push right to the front.
Ecuadorian drivers are truly mental and seem to enjoy overtaking on blind bends.
Adios
Vinny
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