Today was a free day. I woke up earlier than I had wanted because the traffic on the street was very loud, but I was able to eat breakfast at the hotel. I worked on my blog (which I had to type on Word since I didn't have internet access at the hotel except for the first night) and went out to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. The food was really good and cheap, and I got a dish with rice, chicken and lots of vegetables, which included chicken noodle soup.
I had such a great time at the sand dunes that I decided to go back. It was only 40 soles (about 13 dollars) and included transportation, so I had to do it. I asked other people to join me and ended up going with Tara, Kat and Carlene. Our driver wasn't nearly as crazy as the first one (who went up a hill, reversed, and curved around the place; he went really fast the whole time and went down lots of big hills and curves), but we still had a great time. We met a Canadian couple who decided to go backpacking across South America for 5 months and had some interesting conversations with them. It was also nice to be in a smaller group and see the sunset again. Yesterday, my camera ran out of memory after I had taken only a few pictures of the sand dunes, so I took a video of our buggy ride and more pictures this time.
We met back at the hotel and went over our plans for the next day. We also got ready to go out to a local discoteque called The Who; we went with Monica, who told us it was one of the best clubs in Ica. We went out at 10pm, but most clubs don't start getting crowded until 1 or 2am. We were the only people on the dance floor for a while, but the locals joined us later. Since Andrew turned 21 at midnight, Monica and Priscilla asked the DJ to play "Happy Birthday" for him, which was really nice. I didn't stay out very late since we had to wake up early again the next morning, so I headed back around 12:30 and went to sleep.
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