Sorry for the late posting. I have been having a rough couple of days and haven't had the chance to write. Lima was amazing and I was excited to leave and see new things. As of now I am back in Lima due to a series of unlucky incidents.
It seemed that as soon as I set one foot outside of Lima all my luck dissolved. Huacachina an oasis in the middle of mile-high sand dunes was my next destination. It was an absolutely gorgeous place. Its a very small tourist filled town know for sandboarding. Sandboarding is a sport similar to (but I found out the hard way not exactly the same as) snowboarding.
After touring Isla Ballestas I was ready to ride some sand buggies and try my hand at sandboarding. The buggy's were a blast the drivers were crazy and drove super fast flying in the air when we hit bumps and soaring down sleep dunes.
Then it was sandboarding time. I caught on quickly because balancing on the board was very similar to snowboarding. I didn't fall once my first five runs. Then, being so cocky after five good runs, I decided to try one of the steepest hills and that's when things got messy. Well I am sure you can imagine what happened. Lets just say, the next day I was in the hospital getting x-rays. Nothing broken just a little bruised.
Well my bad luck did not end there. I decided I was feeling better so I went with a friend to the city to get some lunch. With lunch, Chinese food, I was served a little bit of Salmonella. I got so sick that I was hospitalized for dehydration. The doctors in Peru were awesome. They fixed me up and sent me home in one day. It was definitely weird to get treated in another country, but everyone was very nice and helpful.
I decided because I had had such good luck in Lima that I would go back and chill with my friend Alana. Since returning I have been feeling much better. My hip still hurts and I can't stand for more than an hour but the food poisoning symptoms is gone thanks to the strong antibiotics. I am leaving tomorrow for Chile. It will take me over a day to take a bus, train, and taxi to get over the boarder into Chile but I am excited to be back on my feet (at least for an hour at a time).