Next we went on the search for one of the bargain, but not too sketchy massage place! Leslie and I settled on a S./20 deal for one hour, and enjoyed our relaxation. We then headed back to the hotel to grab computers and continue the constant search for internet.
After lunch at an empanada place we headed back to the hotel to find out what we would be doing now that Puno was cancelled. Informed that we would be getting on an 11 hour bus ride to Arequipa where we would see the Canyon of Condors. Grabbing more dinner to go we packed up and met at 7pm.
Arriving at the bus station we headed to the 2nd floor of our semi-cama bus where Rachel and I claimed seats at the front. At 9:35pm we departed and after catching up on one blog post I was exhausted and fell asleep. However it wasn’t a restful sleep with distractions from other passengers, frequent stops and gravel roads.
At 3am while I was up and everyone else was asleep I saw a frightening site, a flipped semi-truck abandoned on the side of the road followed by a little fire about 20 ft farther down. As I was searching for someone else to confirm this sighting I saw another truck in almost the same position, this time only lacking the fire. Luckily the rest of the trip went fine, despite the freezing temperatures (8° C with ice on the inside of the windows), uncomfortable seats and absolutely disgusting bathroom.
We arrived to Arequipa at around 8am after the expected 11 hr. trip exhausted and in great need of a shower. More on Arequipa tomorrow!
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