MUNGO EATS Latin America

Yesterday we left Huacachina, but not before the kids got a chance to try a little “real” sandboarding.  They were not satisfied with “sledding” down the dunes, so we rented a board for a little while and they trudged up and down the sand until they had their fill of boarding.

The Nazca Lines are located about 20 km north of the town.  We got our first glimpse of them from a lookout tower located on the highway.  From the lookout, you can only see two images really, the tree and the hands.  We decided to flu over the lines, so when we got to out hotel, we booked our flight, bright and early, 7 am. 

I was a little worried about the flight, because everything you read says that the flights are not really for the queasy.  So the kids and I loaded up on Gravol and away we went.  The plane was pretty tiny, a six seater.  The engine noise was  quite loud, so we had to wear headphones to be able to hear the pilot. 

The pilot flew us over 14 figures.  I managed to see all the figures, but in between figures I actually had to close my eyes to prevent myself from getting too sick.  As it was, I was feeling pretty queasy.  Sara actually threw up.  Despite this though, it was pretty cool to see the lines.  I have included a few pictures, and I ended up upping the contrast, so that the pictures are more visible to you.  Enjoy!

Alien

monkey

condor and spider

hummingbird

tree

hands

baby condor

Here we are after the flight, next to the plane.  See, we don’t look too bad!

We left Nazca as soon as Sara and I were ready to travel again.  We thought we would get at least 1/2 way to Cusco, but twisty roads, steep hills and construction on the road, conspired against us and we are only about 1/3 of the way tonight.  We are camped just off the highway at about 4400m!!  That is the highest we have ever tried to sleep.  Let’s hope the altitude isn’t too much for us.  It is BLOODY COLD up here.  The wind is howling and it is kind of raining/sleeting.  We actually turned the heater in the van on for the first time this trip.  It will definitely be down blankets tonight.