I made it to Arequipa! We did end up going out saturday night and it was pretty crazy watching people around the club--gringos and peruvians living it up. I got my salsa on for a while but made a fairly hasty retreat when my group decided to head out. My second day in Huacachina was pretty dull until I hit the dunes in a sand buggy full of German tourists and two UK folks. It was ridiculous how much fun we had flying up and down the vast number of gigantic dunes. The desert stretched out for miles and it was our own private roller coaster. Sandboarding was done best head first, sliding down on my belly rather than trying to snowboard down. In fact, snowboarding it didn't work at all. But man, one dune I went down was crazy steep! Then we watched the sun set over the desert and headed back to town to try to get the sand out of the crevices it had lodged itself in. I will be picking sand out of my ears for weeks.
The overnight bus was fine, mainly because I remembered to take some sleeping meds. I actually got some sleep between tossing and turning, although I am really tired all the same. I am at my hostel in Arequipa (free wifi!), got my hot shower, and am mostly sand free. Time to go see the Plaza De Armas and find food.
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