January 12
I would like to Thank everyone for the feedback and support that I have received. I like taking the pictures and posting for my own use as well as share with others. On my next trip I hope to go a little slower and take better pictures, but I have too many miles to cover to stop for every photo. I know they can't be as good as possible, but they still give you an idea of what I see everyday.

Today was much like any other day, I got lost to start the day. Whatever you do, don't follow me. I can't understand a map, gps, or directions obviously. We spent close to two hours going in the right direction, but on some bad roads. The road always seems fine up until the time it turns gravel. Sometimes we muttle through and other times we turn around. Today, we turned around and started over. It was still fun.

The rest of the day was full of desert and winds. The desert lifestyle shows to be tough on some, but I guess it's all they know. The temps today were mostly in the 80's. It felt warm through the desert and cool again when we got close to the ocean. We're in Chimbote now. It's not a real nice town, but it's on the water's edge and we have a decent hotel that is very old. They have some sort of rally taking place outside that has music and speakers. I'm not sure what it is. The town is very busy.