Lima - heading home.

The double deck luxury bus departed Huánuco at 10.40pm, Monday night. The lie flat seats/beds were comfortable, though I found sleep hard to come by on the 9 hour journey. The curvy, at times bumpy roads and the rapid decelerations to navigate the numerous topes made for a fitful night. A bit like flying through constant turbulence. Still, for $30 and a safe, on time arrival in Lima, I have no complaints. 

Checked into the downtown hotel by 8.15am, following a brisk walk from the bus station, which saw me cleaned up and having breakfast by 8.45am.

Lima is the best of the three capital cities I have visited on this journey so far. Well preserved, wide pedestrian shopping areas, nice squares. It is busy, but with few trucks or buses in the central area it has a feeling of tranquility that Bogota and Quito did not match. It was noticeable that the security at the store fronts, prevalent in the other cities, is largely absent in Lima. The police presence is also less intrusive, especially compared to Colombia.

After 4,419 miles on El Burro, I am heading home on a flight today (just, it is due to leave Lima at 11.59pm) arriving late afternoon Thursday in Richmond. 

Thank you for coming with me and I always appreciated the emails and comments on the blog over the last 8 weeks. The journey resumes when I arrive back in Huánuco on April 26th, I hope you rejoin me for the next installments.

T2