27-08-2011
Early morning rise to fly over the Nazca lines. Due to last year's fatal accidents the safety measures have increased (thankfully) so no planes were flying initially due to the clouds. We were giving up on the flight, as the rest of the tour was waiting, when we finally went up.
It was wonderful, the lines are easy to make out and do look like the pictures. Small airplanes make me sick, the four of us at the back got to see everything as the plane tilted each way for clearer views, made my nausea worse. The whale, the monkey, the spider, the parrot, the astronaut, the dog, the condor, the lizard and the hummingbird were all clear and exciting to see. Had us wondering about the various theories behind the lines. Whatever the reason it is amazing to view from above and to know they have lasted 1500 years.
Drove to the beach, Puerto Inca, the port of the Incas. Saw some sea lions out in the ocean but otherwise it was a cloudy, cold beach only salvation being the bonfire. Jeevan and I went exploring the nearby Inca ruins, ruined all our clothes along the way. Dust covered us from top to bottom by the end of it as we went beyond the touristy track.
The last thought I had as we went to sleep in our tents on the beach was - what if there was a tsunami, the tent would float away.
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