2/3 Back to Paracas

We woke early but nothing was happening until after 8. We ordered English breakfast with bacon!!! and chorizo and asked the bar girl what had happened to our tickets. It was 9.30 by then and she said the bus was full and there were only 3 tickets left on the 1.30 bus. We took a taxi back to Ica, planning to take the much cheaper Peru Bus but decided on impulse to check Cruz Del Sur to make sure they didnt have tickets. Luckily J knew that they were just round the corner.

We got to the counter at 9.50 and J started explaining that we were in this accommodation and the owner had tried . . . Oh yes he said . . Banana Hostel? They had tickets there for us!!. How sweet. So we had a very cushy 1 hour run down to Paracas by direct luxury coach instead of via Pisco by local bus and collectivo.

J was bright enough to remember to book the return to Lima for 5th. Then I remembered that we had got to the bus depot with our hotel key and left it there for them. The woman said no they didnt come to fetch it. So we took it back to them. This is the Moron room remember?

It took a while to get anyone to come to the door but eventually someone let us in - they are fully booked for the third night but they can give us a balcony room for the first 2 nights - on the 2nd floor :( Oooh well.

J went up to the roof to have a look for dolphins. I was waiting for them to clean the room and then the guy came and said - ok lets go. I headed off down the 2nd floor passage but he pointed upwards. No I said we are down here. No we have 301 for you he smiled . . . the Moron room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So how happy are we???

Less happy later as I progressivly developed gastro instability, conjunctivitis and a grinding cough. Other than that, I am fine. There is a tiny pharmacy downstairs (Willys) with a little poofy pharmacist with exquisitely manicured eyebrows. He thinks all his Christmasses have come at once.