The world’s longest bus ride EVER!

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We left Arequipa at 18:30 assuming that most of our trip would be over night. We were scheduled to arrive in Lima at around 11:30 were we would wait around until 15:30 to take out next bus portion to Zorritos….well….a mudslide changed our plans a little….









A little after 1 or 2 am the bus just stopped. A mudslide had blocked the road, and so we remained there for an extra 7 hours. Wyatt took a few photos after we were finally able to pass. All in all a few good things came off this extra expedition. 1. We were able to enjoy 26 hours of pirated movies that the bus company was showing 2.We got to see the Nazca lines! 3. We got our food (the bus food) delivered by motorcycle in the middle of the road, and 4. since the bus had been so long we opted to stay in Lima for an extra day, which completely changed my opinion of Lima...more in my next post.

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  1. Jacqueline Morante LamaFebruary 2, 2019 at 4:11 AM

    I have never seen a mud slide!
    I am happy you guys are all okay.
    I have seen really bad mud slides in youtube.
    Love you all. Keep posting.

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  2. P. A. S.February 3, 2019 at 8:25 AM

    That's so near! We learned about mud slides in grade 5 this year! Scary business! But SO jealous you got to see the Nazca lines! I want more on that!

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