Where birds meet

Day 4
2011-01-12
Ballestas Island & The Candelabra

The Candelabra

Our tour started at 8 in the morning and so we hit the pier to catch our speedboat. Once on board the 45 minutes ride started with a short stop at the candelabra. We stopped to watch the candelabra-like formation on a hill and continued on to the Ballestas Islands to watch the sea lions, the variety of birds, penguins and the majestic rock formations.

Sea Lions

It was interesting to see, how animals live in peace with each other on such a small spot. The water and the rocks were full of birds and sea lions just floating or diving for food. The skies were black from the swarms of birds rising from time to time and everything they did showed so much synchronicity...they seemed to have a silent agreement on when to fly, in which direction to fly and when to land again. Awkward!

Once back near the pier we even saw some dolphins coming out of the water. Unfortunately they were too fast to capture them on a photo.

Birds everywhere

After a nice lunch in Paracas at the ocean front we walked the beach for quite a while and then stopped on the way back to catch some sun. It was nice to watch the people, children, ice vendors and animals hanging out on the beach. It was very loud but peaceful at the same time cause you could see how those peoples lifes happened partly on the beach.

In the afternoon we continued our journey and took the bus to Nazca where we arrived in the evening. After a quick meal at a nice local bar this day ended in a nice small hostal in the center of the city which - to be honest - hasnt't much more to offer than the Nazca Lines. The room was quite simple but we liked the pink walls and the comfortable beds. By the way - the beds in Peru are AMAZING...in all of Peru!