Welcome to Leah & Katies online travel diary!!...

Over the next 7 weeks we hope you join us while we discover South America..

We're plannng on trekking the Inca Trail, Cycling Death Road, traversing Salt Plains, Volcanoes & Deserts and might even try fishing for Piranhas in the Amazon....

We can't wait to share our stories with you along the way and hope you can fill us in on what we missing out on at home.

Can't wait to hear from you all soon. Katie & Leah

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Frank and Connor Died so we had a pina colada

Hi Guys

Yesterday, we finally managed to kill off Frank and Connor (our pet stomach parasites) and celebrated by having Pina Coladas by the pool in our desert Oasis town of Huacachina....  It was the perfect day to start feeling better as we had a planned Sand Boarding excursion in the afternoon..

I think its safe to say its one of the most fun afternoons I´ve ever had... Firstly we were harnessed into our V8 dune buggies, complete with roll bars where we went on the most exhilirating ride of our life.. We were flying over massive sanddunes at around 100km per hr, often being air borne while we sailed over the top of dunes that had sheer drops... The adrenalin rush was awesome....

After finally stopping out in the middle, we unloaded our sand boards, and "surfed" down a few massive hills...

Arriving back in time to watch the sun set over the Oasis, I think we only then remembered to breathe again after smiling and screaming so much for the last few hours...

This morning we started off early and headed to the Ballestas Islands... or commonly known as Poor Mans Galpagos... It was about half an hour´s boat ride out to the islands, where we were greeted with approx 90 gazillion birds, give or take... and more than our fair share of Sea Lions...  Check out the pics for an idea of the birdlife out there!..

This arvo, we plan to sit around the pool again and have a few more pina coladas.  After 5 weeks of not being able to drink due to either altitude or sickness, we fully intend on making up for lost time!. 

Tomorrow we´re headed off to Lima, where this tour finally ends... But as they say, as one Tour Ends, another begins and we will find ourselves with a new group, heading back to the Amazon!.

Chat soon

Leah and Katie..

5 comments:

  1. I am worrying about you for Mum. Then I have to worry about them on the Segueway Tour of Berlin - what if they crash into Neo Nazi's, unexploded bombs from WWII or get kidnapped by Communists. So much to worry about.

    Glad to hear you are still having an awesome trip and feeling better without Frank and Connor. XXXX

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  2. Great photos. How many 1000's have you taken? Good riddance Frank and Connor - freeloaders! Sounds like the trip is ending on a high note. It will be weird to say hooray after sharing so many crazy adventures. Can't wait to read the next instalment. Take care

    Mum xx

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  3. Loving all the photos - they are truly amazing and something to treasure.

    Glad you can finally raise a glass and toast to the demise of those pesky critters. I'm not expecting a prize for guessing whose parasite was called Connor... ;-)

    Stay safe. Love, S xxx

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  4. Hey mate.. Not sure if you guessed correctly or not, but Connor was my mate.. Aptly named cause he caused me havoc the day the others went to see the Con-dors.... That and he kept "conning" me into thinking I was healthy when i wasnt eating......heheh

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  5. Hey Pete,

    Worry bout Mum and Dad in France.. I heard there was some bomb threat on the Eiffel Tower..... All I´m doing today is going paragliding in Lima - what could possibly go wrong there!.. hahah.. love you xx

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