Went for a boat ride out to the Ballestas islands to see the wildlife. Andrea and Steve joined me and we hit the sea in a speed boat heading out to the remote Ballestas islands which are uninhabited apart from the bird, which include pelicans, penguins and sea lions. We had a fun time as the birds decided to pass on some good luck to some of us on the boat (glad I brought some tissues). It was quite impressive and more the remarkable that once every 4 years they collect the bird droppings for fertilizer. Nice!!
When we got back Lucy told us that a plane had crashed down in Nazca killing the crew and tourists on board. There were 4 Brits on boards and the Peruvian pilot and co-pilot. It was on the same day that Andrea and I had gone up but later on in the day. We had been told that going up was a bit scary and that there was best times to go up, between 11-1, and this plane had come down at 5 in afternoon. It was quite a sobering moment as I had a lot of worries before going up.
To make things a little bit more concerning apparently there was a tremor in Pisco last night - I managed to sleep through it, but I think some others might have felt it.
Got to Lima for our last night together and rather sad as I am going to miss Steve, Lucy and Andrea as we have become good friends travelling together.
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