Priscilla - Queen of the Peruvian Desert

Checking in once more (must embrace the internet when one encounters a computer where it works!!). What a day. Today, started early with some more sensational tunes on the bus. The top three for today: 1. Abba - Dancing Queen (as we drove through the Peruvian desert... all we needed was a drag queen on top of the bus and we´d have had our very own Priscilla moment.) 2. Celine Dion - My heart will go on (again, so fitting to play this as we cruise through the desert... with not a drop of rain in sight, let alone an iceberg.) 3. Chariots of Fire theme. Need I say more? I´m so impressed with the variety of music, I might make this a regular feature. Last night we hit the local bar and had a few drinks. Our driver ´Bananaman´is a serious Pisco drinker. He doesn´t drive the bus, he flies it. This morning we headed out to Huachina (spelling?) oasis. We gave Bananaman and Frítz´s girlfriends a lift there too. At the desert, we went dune buggying. Holy schmokes! Over dunes with an almost vertical drop for 70m. Was fantastic fun though. Once at the top of the dunes, we sandboarded down. Covered in sand but also a good laugh. After the dune buggying, we hung around the oasis... very pleasant. Went for a paddle boat ride. After noticing my lack of hat, the paddle boat boss came running over with a parasol. It had 8 holes in it... but the gesture was there, and appreciated. Went from there onto Nasca. Got back about an hour ago from a flight over the Nazca lines. Lucky me, it was a VERY windy day. My somewhat anxious state of mind wasn´t eased when our pilot had to jump out of the plane to go back and grab a map before blast off. He was very passionate about his lines in the ground, and whenever we got close to one, he would take BOTH OF HIS HANDS off the steering wheel to point etc. THEN, after briefly reconnecting with the steering wheel, he´d turn around to ask me if I was enjoying it, all the while the plane heading ever closer to one of the numerous mountains. Quite the experience. Fortunately, we landed in one piece. The same can´t be said for our friends in the next plane whose lunch came up in 50 pieces during the flight. Anyway, best be off... Thanks again for the emails. Loving it. PS: Just so you appreciate the efforts I´m going to to email... I´m currently sitting in a wheelchair at this internet place because it´s the only seat they have. Having a blast... awesome country! Looking forward to heading away from the desert tomorrow towards some green stuff though. Take it easy...