Pisco

One of Peru{s most famous drinks is the pisco sour, which is a bit of a spicy version of the lime margarita. Why they would decide to name the drink after this dingy little town is BEYOND me! I arrived yesturday on the bus. The bus actually wasn{t bad, like the greyhound. And we watched Smallville (of all things) in English no less, with spanish subtitles. Once again I was the only white person for MILES. It was really gloomy yesturday and so foggy I coulnt see out the windows most of the time. When I could, it wasnt much to look at, just dirt. So I arrive and this town has nothing, I mean nothing to see. A church and a cemetary, and even then I was warned not to go outside of the main square by myself. So I was stuck in my hostel room for the rest of the night with no roomates (which actually was scarier) I went to bed at 8:30. ANyways, remember how I thought I would feel safer and like the smaller towns better, no, in retospect Lima was totally fine. K so enough ranting about Pisco, but seriously, its a dingy, shady little place.
Today I took a day tour of the national reserve and the Ballestas Islands, which is actually why I am in Pisco. It was really beautiful, and there were 4 other people who spoke english round my age, so we all hung out together. We saw the ´poor mans galapagos´ which was the island. There were tonns of birds and sealions, penguins. It was neat. Then we drove around the reserve which was like a desert. I got some great pictures of the ocean and the cliffs. Sometimes we drove past fish factories on the way there, which stunk let me tell you, thanks for the Tigerbalm mom!
I also ate a lot of seafood. I tried this one dish that Peru is known for called ceviche. Its raw fish which marinates in a lime sauce, which was quite tasty. I also tried a banana hilkshake, but it was weird, cuz it wasnt cold. It was like drinking thick banana. I find all there juices are warm and thick, Im not sure if I enjoy it. I have to start drinking more water, I know Im not getting enough. Everytime I buy a bottle I drink half a litre at one go.
Tommorow Im out of here. Tonight Im going to hang out with on of the girls I met today, since we are the only two staying here tonight. Tommorow I head to ICA to go sandboarding and dune buggying, then onto Nazca which Ive been told is worse than Pisco in terms of shadiness, great!
In other news its my Dads birthday on Tuesday, so everyone wish him a Happy Birthday!