Brief update from a Mariscal Internet cafe

Dear beloved friends and relatives,

I´m going to write a proper entry when I get to Lima but for now I just thought I´d let you know that everything is going swimmingly. I´m having a lovely time doing lovely things, but it´s taken me longer than anticipated to sort out going to Peru. This is mainly because the people I´m staying with have made me feel very welcome and keep saying ´ohh, you don´t have to go to Peru so soon, they´re very relaxed in Latin America, it doesn´t matter if you turn up late...´
The people I´m staying with, by the way, are called Nick and Tory. They´re a brother and sister who my cousin knew when she lived in Quito and they are completely mad. They have 3 dogs, a cat and 4 geese, and a big house in Tumbaco (a valley town 12km from Quito centre). And they are very lovely. Though a bit mad.

However, I have now officially booked my ticket and will arrive in Lima on Wednesday afternoon. The bus journey is direct, so I don´t have to worry about changing and getting confused... BUT it is 36 hours long. THIRTY SIX. Cor blimey.
But never fear, for I have bought two books to read, I have my spanish textbook to learn from, and there´s an australian couch surfer called Jo who is staying with Nick and Tory as well and she is coming on the same bus. So we will learn spanish together and tell our life stories and see Ecuador pass us by through a bus window.

More details when I get to Peru

Farewell ´til then

Josephine

ps. something about the water in Ecuador has made my hair go into perfect curls! This makes me very happy, as it was the bane of my life in England.