It´s hot in Chile!

Arica, Chile, a place of beautiful beaches and hot weather, finally! Peru was amazing, but very wet and cold while we were there. Our last stop in Peru was to Puno, to visit the floating islands of Lake Titicaca. We took a boat tour to the islands, they are actually floating on the roots of the totora reeds- they harvest them to make boats, houses and the island, its really cool to see! We only spent a day in Puno, then hopped on an over night bus to Tacna and then to Chile. It was amazing to wake up after an 8 hour bus ride and see the dramatic landscape change. The cab ride to Arica was through the desert. This town is located right on the ocean, so we have been hitting the beach everyday so far. The backdrop is a giant sand dune, we definitely want to find some sandboarding around here! Last night we hit the town, we went out with 2 people from New Zealand and a guy from Wales that we met at this hostel- great fun! We bar hopped ( yes its safe to go outside at night, as long as your not alone) and found a place that a local band was playing at. They sure party hard here, the bars are open until 5 in the morning! Today we will be planning out next move south! I have been told by a few people that you cannot make comments on the blog, no worries, if you neeed to contact me you can always shoot me an email. We have been super lucky with internet so far, I hope it continues so I can keep you updated! The blogs great for me aswell to keep track of what we have been up to :) Adios amigos, talk to you soon. xoxo
J