At night, we went to Casa De Arena Dos, where me and my friends from Holland played Jenga with a group of touring Brits. The teachers were right in the middle of the party, tossing them back like they were in college again!

While sandboarding I met 2 Israelis(Israelis seem to be the people who travel the most) who invited me to go to a wine tasting tour. We went with a small group from our hostel to 2 local wineries to see how Pisco and Vino are made and also sample some of the fresh wines. The first was a very small Pisco winery where they still create the wine by hand, stomping the grapes by foot, etc.

The second winery was a larger more commercialized winery with many popular wines. The night before the tour I bought a bottle with dinner to share amongst our table and we decided as a group it was horrible. You can imagine how I felt when I heard that we were going to tour that same winery! 2 hours of drinking bad wine!

Also I met a cool Australian guy who I hung out with all day yesterday and then we met some folks from Montreal who only spoke French and a little English who we ate dinner with. At the bus station waiting or my 12 hour ride to Arequipa, I met some girls from France and Germany who spoke spanish and helped me negotiate with the bus company. It just so happens that they are also going to Arequipa, then Puno, then Cuzco, same as me! So Im sure Ill get to hang out with them some more.

Today I am walking around Arequipa with a local guide who is going to show me around. Today and tomorrow Arequipa is celebrating their independance with a huge festival in the square. Then after a day of fiesta, I wake up early tomorrow for a 2-day trek up to some volcanoes, hot springs, and the deepest canyon in the world. It was VERY expensive, but I think it will be worth it.

I cant hook my camera up to these computers because they are in an internet cafe, so Ill have to wait till I can get free wireless internet to upload my outlandish number of pics and videos.