How Long Now?

Our camper is back from its few days of vacation at the workshop, apparently in good shape, except for a few drumming noises underneath here and then. But at least no more wailing from the gear box just the normal comforting humming. Let’s see now how long we will be able to go before the next break down…

Yesterday, we went to Central Lima, about five miles from where we stay. We took a public bus. Buses are free in October, so there are huge lines of people waiting for them and they are completely overcrowded. At each stop, there are two security officers making sure passengers embark and disembark in an orderly way. Once you make it into the bus, you have to  do some tactical planning to get close to the exit at the rear in time to get off at the right stop. Here again, we used MapsWithMe to navigate the city because bus stops are not announced in advance. Central Lima is quite pleasant: a huge main square, with the ubiquitous cathedral and  government palace and some pedestrian streets.

Most of the toll roads are also free in Peru. This is quite surprising, most toll booths are deserted with fences up with a sign “libre” (free). We have the impression that only vehicles going northbound have to pay, good for us, we are going south. 

So tonight is, we hope, our last night in Lima, coming next are the Nasca lines, about 280 miles away. Let’s hope we will not have to complete this journey on horses!!!