day three: huaraz

to the east

halfway up, still quite a way to go

to the west, just before the rain hit

on the way back down



For our last day in Huaraz, we decided to hike to Lake Churup, set literally up a mountain at 4,450meters. The setting was as spectacular as yesterday and we were pretty much the only ones on the mountain.

The altitude did manage to completely kick my ass. There was a lot of stopping to gather breath and a few snack stops on the way up. I completely forgot what it felt like to be at altitude, given both London and Trujillo are at sea level.

The hike up was worth it and we had a lovely picnic lunch set to a waterfall coming down the rock face. We caught the night bus back into Trujillo and arrived home this morning about 4am.

The big news is that we are now off! Headed to the northern coastal town of Piura, we are spending this week on a work trip. Nine (eek!) of us will be piling into the Land Rover to drive seven hours north to Piura. Once there, we are spending a day and night at a scallop farm on the coast to try and fix a large turbine, another day traveling through the country side to 'show our faces' and make sure existing turbines are still working and a final day installing our own small turbine. We are bringing sleeping bags and tents and have been told there will be limited electricity and water. I'm stoked about the trip, worried about the drive up (and back) and not looking forward to no showers for five days. Wish us luck and I'll update when we are back.