the wheels on the bus go round and round

round and round,
round and round,
all day long...

we left Huaraz at 10pm on bus-cama to Lima.. the bus arrived early at like 5:30 am.. the flying dog hostel wanted to charge us a full day just to crash a few hours and shower.. forget that! so we hung at an after hours cafe that then closed on us at 7am.. nothing open but the internet cafe so you guessed it.. we sat online until something decent opened up for breaky.. a couple of good coffees later and finally 9:30 rolled around so we could go drop our gear at south american explorers, change clothes and take a sparrow bath in the sink.. although i think we still were maybe a bit on the nose... cruised around Miraflores a bit enjoying the sunshine and warm weather until it was time to jump on our 2pm bus to Cusco.. advertised as 20hrs.. direct. We splurged the $20 to upgrade to 1st class.. yes folks we travelled first class, honestly it was sooooooooo worth it.. we both slept well and the 23 hrs flew by it seemed (although we nearly got bogged in on spot.. ) a few movies.. a bit of reading and some sleep in our extremely reclined seats.. it was big time stylin´ for us after some of the buses we have endured on this adventure... we arrived feeling rather refreshed for a change.. rather than dragging our arses off the friggin bus as per usual. stopped by the south american explorers after eating the menu de dia at this vege place smack across from our hotel.. 4 soles.. $1.50 US for a salad bar, soup and main deal with drink.. a fuckin´ steal if you ask me... yes we went there again today :D
visited the south american explorers to get some leads on tour groups for the Inca trail and got that booked.. we leave on the 18th.. Cuzco is awesome reminds me a bit of a european city with all the squares, churches and grandeous architecture around the place.. we celebrated last night with a few beers at an Irish pub and it was nice to unwind after a hectic 2 days of travel..
-bonza