Yesterday, Ariana and I had a much needed day of relaxing. In this town of 1000 sights, we managed to see none of them at all, and just instead took the day as it came and gave ourselves what we needed- rest, for the body and mind.
But today we went all over, and enjoyed it, Arequipa is a lovely city! And I spent some time getting my stuff ready for our climb of Volcan Misti tomorrow. I am going with Andy, one of the two Canadians we met in Aguas Calientes. As my stuff is lighter than that provided by the agency, I am bringing my own tent, sleeping bag, mattress, etc. The main worry is all the water... as there is no snow on the volcano right now (had never heard of a snowless, 5800m peak! Even Kilimanjaro has permanent snows!) we need to bring enough to drink and cook with for our two days. I am planning on 5 litres. Which is an added 5kg. I am sure I will feel it! I am not sure how many feet 5800m is, but it is around 18,300. I have never been that high up, and am really excited! It will be around -10 C at night (sorry to Unitedstaters, don't know how to translate that into F, but it is below freezing), so warm clothes are also a necessity.
We leave early tomorrow morning, when I will have to say good-bye to Ariana, as she leaves the next day before I get back. We are planning on splurging on a nice, farewell restaurant tonight.
Stay tuned to see how the climb went!
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2 comments:
I have really enjoyed your travel accounts. Sorry your trip is coming to an end. Where are you going next?
Larry
you must have hade a nice trip with your friends. where are you going next?
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