Day 85: Lima to Nasca - Monday January 31, 2011

The car was packed to the gills with the addition of Justin’s bags and a spare to take back our purchases. The departure from Lima was smooth. Outside the Lima metro area, we were back in the relentless coastal desert, occasionally broken by a river valley & irrigation therefrom. We had a delicious seafood lunch at El Piloto in Caneta.

We paid a visit to Don Jose’s family in Ica. Justin came with a new GPS system, prepared to limit getting lost – only once did we ask for directions. We had a pleasant visit with Martin, Jose’s brother, his mother and father and met one of his aunts. The pisco sours were great. We were running late due to the 3-hour flight delay in Justin’s flight so it was a bit hurried – only enough time for 2 pisco sours each.

We reached our hotel in Nasca an hour after dark and in light rain. Then on to a nice dinner.