gosh dernit - everything´s out of order, but together we can sort them out. First is the one of Cameron standing on the cracked mud ground during our hike up a giant slippery dirt hill. we got to the top and watched the beach birds float by at eye level. Next we jump to the sunset, which was impossible to contain in one frame. we started the fire and that´s the red light on cameron in the other picture. darkness fell and we layed by the fire talking and star-gazing. after a buggy night in the sand, we woke up to the sunrise and ran around catching a few crabs about the size of beer coasters with legs and all. we found a split bamboo, rinsed it in the ocean and cooked our breakfast in the fire embers. it was delicious? lastly, saying goodbye to our beach home in the morning. stay tuned for jungle pictures in a week...

Well well well...what do we have here? Why, if i didn´t know better, I´d say that looks like a 300-foot geoglyph in the side of a hill that nobody knows the true purpose or origin of! Then there´s a snaphot of Islas Ballestas, with all four of it´s elements: birds, seals, rock and poop. I figured out how to flip images, but forgot to on this next one, which if you can´t tell is me hanging my face out of a speeding bus. Finally we arrive at the Temple of the Moon, with these mosaics excavated from about 15oo years ago. In the same neighborhood is Chan Chan, the ancient adobe city, which is pretty cool, but you´re not missing a whole lot more than what´s in this picture. we decided we didn´t have money for a guide, so without the history, it´s basically just an oversized crumbling sandcastle. The city we stayed in, Trujillo, was quite modern and busy, with little San Francisco-like market streets and tasty restaurants. I don´t think i have any pictures THOUGH. hahaha oh apa. alright, i´ve got another batch ready from my little mini picture oven.

A couple more shots from the tundra: I found a scorpion shell in the sand and later we built a fire in a big bowl to lie and watch the stars next to. That God-like figure next to the fire is actually just Cameron.

A couple of feeble attempts to capture the majesty of the desert yesterday during our ancient nomadic adventure. We packed up a little food, lots of water, some sticks, blankets, and cameras, had some cactus drink for breakfast, and wandered right out into the desert. Nearly turning back after two hours, with pink burning feet and sand covering our sweaty bodies, we stuck it out all day and into the evening, exploring the giant dunes, standing atop ridges in the cool desert wind and building a fire in own dune bowl home. We watched the stars for a while and not having enough water to stay the night (we splashed it all over ourselves earlier when we thought we were headed back), eventually got back into town around 9 or 10 at night. The most unique, calm and flowing day of my life.

Especially compared to yesterday which was also spent in the desert, dunebuggying and sand boarding all over the expansive landscape. We raced up the steep faces of fifty foot dunes and flew over ridges, bombing across the flatlands between like some alien terrain video game. I think Huacachina is my favorite place in the world.

Next stop is Pisco, where we will see the nearby Paracas National Park and the Ballestas Islands then maybe to Arequipa then the Bolivian jungle...?