Friday we did a quick tour of the Miraflores district of Lima. The kids did some shopping at the Inca Market, got La Lucha for lunch (yummmmmm), and made a quick stop at Love Park before hitting the road. We headed south 4+ hours to the province of Ica, to the city/oasis of Huacachina. It's basically an oasis in the desert. We stayed at Las Bananas hostel, which is always a new experience for my gringos. Ordered some pizza for dinner and just relaxed and hung out after our long day in the car. It's a bit warmer down here, so hoping to see some sun tomorrow for our buggy ride!
Saturday we got up for breakfast and then did some exploring of the town of Huacachina, which sits around a lake/lagoon. It was pretty quiet in the town....and we soon found out why. Friday afternoon a buggy flipped over and a German tourist died, the driver lost both his legs, and 9 other tourists were injured. Terrible. Hasn't happened for years....and definitely not the company we use - at all. The owner of the company we use is super safe and has even let drivers go for being too reckless out in the dunes. He is constantly doing safety checks on his drivers and on the buggies. Sadly, the police shut down the national park and no buggies could enter....we find out later that, as of Wed, no buggies have run yet. So, we ended up with a chill day, and after the tears of Thursday, I think it was okay. Girls just relaxed, wandered, sat in the hammocks, just chilled. Had a nice BBQ dinner, played some games - spoons, twister, war....and enjoyed the beautiful sun that came out - what a nice surprise!
Tomorrow we get up and head home- long day of travel back to Lima and back to the States
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