Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Out a bus window...

On Saturday morning, we got up and ate breakfast. We had some time to relax in the town before going to the bus station. We got on the bus at 11:30 in the morning, and 13 hours later, we arrived in Arequipa! By the time we got to Arequipa, I was quite ready to not be in a bus anymore. However, I am SO GLAD that we took the bus during the day instead of overnight, because the view out the window was absolutely amazing! I saw some amazingly beautiful things! I took some pictures... but they really don't portray the beauty of what was out there. I will just have to keep the images in my head.

The road wound through mountains...

... oh man, it was SO COOL!!!

And, of course, we drove through lots of desert.

And then we drove past the ocean!!!!

And the sun set!!!

The views were... breathtaking. It was totally worth a 13 hour bus ride!
It was such a fun trip!! I am also really proud of us for pulling it off -- we did it without going on a guided bustour thingy, we found our own places to sleep, we went with the flow when things weren't as we expected, and we had a really great time! I'm so grateful for the oportunity to do this!!

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