Would have liked to, but the thought of falling in sand and filling every nook and cranny of my body with sand just didn´t appeal!
So instead we climbed up to the top of the biggest dune we could see, watched the sunset, and then ran down using these comedy strides of about six feet. And got sand filling every nook and cranny of my body. Ah well.
The oasis at Huacachina is a lovely spot… but somehow felt a little sad. It was hard to put a finger on it – the rubbish at the bottom of the sand dune we climbed, perhaps, or the absolute lack of life around the oasis itself in the evening. The place we stayed had a nice vibe and the best chips I found in South America, but the rooms were the dirtiest and most bug infested of the trip. I never realised how much a tiny ant could bite until I disturbed some. This prompted my usual, rational response to bugs that bite me… KILL! KILL! KILL! Yes – my usual pacifist response disappears after I experience pain.
It´s weird coming from Europe. I thought parts of spain looked like a desert, but in comparison…. it´s nothing. In Paracas it rains 1.5mm a year. In the desert we´re in now it´s something like once every decade.
Anyway, for now it´s time for beer… tara!
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Posted: 18 January, 2006 at 4:17 PM
Mum says:
Hiya son – don’t know what URI means so I left it blank!
Where are you now? – I keep checking up on your entries but since the 12/01 nothing! Hope you’re ok i’ll send you an e-mail too just to be sure you receive something.
Love & hugs
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