The wall prevents the sand from drifting onto the road. It's just like snow-
The land is nothing but rocks, sand and more rocks until-
we came upon three or four oasis in the valleys and for the first time in Peru, a running river!
They grow corn and a lot of rice. The onions are being harvested, all by hand-
The first two accidents I've seen were within 5 minutes of each other. The first happened awhile ago but the second was very recent. The police were there and the lane was blocked with pile-ons. I don't know if anyone was hurt. I would guess both drivers lost their brakes coming down the massive hill. That is something Jono is very cautious about - we crawl down most hills, but we're safe-
We stopped in a fairly large town for lunch but none of the restaurants I checked had any food. One woman just shook her head - why are you open I wondered? Another only had 3 bowls of soup and there were 4 of us and another was serving fried chicken. So, I bit the bullet and finally had chicharrón. It's a chunk of pork with crispy skin, a layer of fat and then meat on the ribs-
It was served wth roasted corn kernels and slices of fried plantain-
Homes along the way. This one is pretty nice: bricks, windows, stucco and a garden-
These are very small and made of woven rattan, probably corn stalks-
Driving into Arequipa, there were lots of labourers harvesting. This is the only tractor I've seen-
We're settled in our hotel, close to a supermarket - that's always a bonus! I'm looking forward to exploring tomorrow!
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