Back in the mountains again

We had anticipated the weather to be something like in Quito but maybe even a bit colder. After all Huaráz is situated a bit higher up in the mountains and further south from the ecuator compared to Quito. However the weather here has been incredible. Very sunny and warm during the day with clear blue skies. Of course its cold at night but we had expected it to be worse. It kind of reminds us about being in the Alps, only higher up.

To save some time we decided to go directly from Máncora to Huaráz, a trip that took us 24 hours by bus. It was pretty tough, but with so little time and so much to see, what do you do? The first bus took the prize, they showed no less than 3 Steven Seagal movies. Volume blazing. The TV was just over us so we could see it if we bent our heads as far back as we possibly could. Then when they were finnished they showed all three movies AGAIN!!! The torture stopped around 01.00 am....pfff....
The second bus was through "Cañon del Pato" a dramatic canyon with amazing scenery, ravines, landslides, tunnels and we went on a small winding "trail" with hundreds of meters down on the side. On the left hand side we had the "Cordillera Blanca" or the white mountainchain, with its snowcapped tops, and on the right hand side we had the "Cordillera Negra" the black mountainchain with its impressive dark tops looking through the clouds. SPECTACULAR!!!

We have now rested a bit, slept a night in a nice and cozy bed and tried the local remedy for altitude sickness; "Te de Coca". We also had some juice with ginger (supposedly a good Ecuadorian remedy against altitude sickness). Tomorrow we will take it easy, and possibly do a small excursion or something, to prepare ourselves for the big adventure that we have booked for the day after tomorrow.
We are doing a three day expedition to climb the peak of the mountain Pisco (5751m)!!!

More info comming shortly!!!

Love,

Fredrik and Sabrina