Thursday, September 22, 2011

Peru Trip Day 2- The Road to Trujillo




This morning we are leaving our hotel and the airport , but I'd like to stay with in sight of the ocean, at least that way I kind of Know were I am
Just kidding sis…
Our destination is Trujillo its like 8 hours away, or 340 some miles, anyway I figure we can get there before dark as long as I can figure out how to navigate the freeways!





We had to get off the freeway cause.........
 I couldn't figure out what lane to be in and we went around in circles for awhile .  We stopped so I could read the map with out the help of my navigator(naggagator) wife and thought this was a neat decoration for a Kindergarten. 




So as much as there was to look at along the way, I found plenty of spots when there was nothing to look at soooo glad for the iPod.  We also started to play name that trash.



So I'm  posting this picture mostly because of the dogs…. I have never seen so many  free roaming dogs in my life.







.So about a quarter of the way, This is called the Castillo De Chancay, I thought it was really neat that it was carved in the side of the mountain. Chas thought it was cool that it had a pool.
We got to walk all through the place but the best  pictures are from the outside, you can get a real sense of its magnitude.
We also got to visit the museum, though Chas thought it was pretty gross.
Dedicated employees..





This is my favorite picture, we walked all the way down the beach till we were far enough tp get the whole thing in focus.. its farther than you think!

OK back on the road!  I really hate driving away from the coast, its so much prettier, but it pretty cool how diverse the landscape is in such a short distance.

OK so this is about 1/2 way, and this place was cool. We spent way too much time here but it was such a large area ever time we started to leave we saw something new.  Its a region called Ancash.  Its got huge mountains, a lake, a few small villages, old churches and historic buildings, and all kinds of trails to go explore ( though I started up one, and Chas realized what was going on and we didn't get to far).






Notice the plants?  cool huh?? huh?
I know, I knowI'm a science dork.
The Puya raimondii, a gigantic inflorescence, unique to Peru and Bolivia.
Gettin Grub.......
SO COOL!







The trip was supposed to take 8 hours but it took us a little more than ten cause Chas had to keep using the bathroom, oh ya and we got hungry, and did some site seeing along the way… I only got a few pics cause we got here late but this is our hotel , its right in the middle of the town square, and then I go this last one on our walk to go find dinner and drinks.  The nights here are so nice, to bad I'm exhausted, maybe I'll just sleep all day tomorrow and start tomorrows report at night. Just an idea!
Goodnight
                                                                                                            




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