A first glance of the Pacific

Even though it looks pretty much the same as any other ocean, it is quite special in my mind to be gazing upon this one now. Maybe its just being very far from everyone and everything that you know so well or just being on the other side of the world that makes it special.

However after enough sun set appreciation and after an exciting taxi ride into the centre of Lima, where my lack of Spanish became somewhat of a problem I found myself in a spot of bother. I ended up standing in place you don't want to stand, at a time you shouldn't be standing there, where characters you don't want to meet appear round every corner. However finally without incident, I managed to secure a ticket on a bus to Trujillo, home of Chan Chan one of the larger of the Inca ruins. It is not that well known for good reason. Its built from sand in a desert, so over time it has returned to its origins, the desert. They are rebuilding it now but it kind of losses its ancient feel with the newly sculpted sand castle vibe. However if one does decide to visit it, I highly recommend the "Laurel and Hardy tour guide franchise", i.e. the duo of Alex and Frank. They were kind enough to further our party's knowledge of the ancients with such facts as this:

"The main court square was not as we all believed, for religious or royal ceremonies, but was in fact where the Incas practised the ancient sport of "ultimate Frisbee". Apparently this sport died with the Incas as no current local Peruvian has ever hear of a Frisbee."