Roo arrives..

well, actually the title is a total lie- Roo has just left, that is the reason for the lack of any blog entries recently. So much has happened in the last few weeks i don't really know where to start; so instead of me rambling on for pages here is the extracts from Roo's diary (comments in brackets are my own additions):
Day 1: arrives into Lima at 5.45pm- knackered! We stay one night in Miraflores. (and being such a caring sister, we get straight on with the itinery despite an inkling of Roo's illness)
Day 2: Travel to Ica, takes 5hrs, arrive and stay in Huanchina. (both of us are pleasantly suprised by the presence of a pool at our hostel)
Day 3: Sand boarding and chilax by the pool. Roo gets burnt. (really really burnt- and i did tell her she would)
Day 4: Leave Huanchina and travel from Ica to Cusco on 'cruz del sur' night bus. (neither of us have any sleep)
Day 5: Arrive into Cusco. Annoying irish girls make katie irrationally angry. (due to lack of sleep). Confirm inca trail. Stay at Hostel Loki. Roo gets ill. Horrid irish girls throw a banana at her! (they really were horrid and annoying)
Day 6: sexy woman ruins, walk around Cusco. Katie ate alpaca. (lovely fluffy creatures that make jumpers- Roo was appalled)
Day 7: Hospital! (Roo told she has bronchitis and its touch and go whether we'll go on the inca trail- Roo spends the rest of the day lying down and moaning)
Day 8: inca trail day 1- Katie carries Roo's bag up big horrid mountain. Sleeping was super cold. Wee outside tent in middle of the night. (both of us were too scared to go any further into the darkness)
Day 9: inca trail day 2- Walked to highest point! Then down, eat lunch, and back up again to ruins. more ruins. Foggy campsite- lost american woman-Ha! (Roo manages to carry her own belongings today!)
Day 10: inca trail day 3- met porters, down for a full days walking, arrived at campsite midday, free time and hot showers! wiñawayna ruins.
Day 11: inca trail day 4- Machu Pichu. walk down to aguas calientes and then train back to Cusco. 24 hour challenge. (which Roo didn't complete due to her being a wimp- 4 out of 13 did it)
Day 12: Travel to Puno- took 8 hrs! Stay at Inca's Rest. (Roo was slightly concerned that our taxi was actually a motorbike with a tent over it!)
Day 13: Walked around town, booked Roo's flight back to Lima and trip to lake titicaca. Went to Sillustani- threw bits of katie's camera down the cliff.. (i lost a lens cap and a case, ggrrr)
Day 14: early start to lake titicaca and floating islands. Dinner with Auzzy boys and the fog catchers. (yes in real life we met a german couple that had come to Peru for 18months solely to catch fog!!??)
Day 15: Left for Arequipa on a bike taxi! 5hr bus -stay in Andes house. (i broke the Tv after being in the room less than 5minutes)
Day 16: Free breakfast! (which means we checked out before they realised we had to pay for it!) Shopping and booked colca trip. Moved into 'lluvia de Oro' (bargained for price of a room)
Day 17: 8.30am start to colca canyon. Hot springs and annoying complaining english dude. Pizza in bed. (our rock and roll lifestyle)
Day18: Colca canyon at 6.30am! saw condors. travel back to Arequipa. (amazing!)
Day 19: Roo goes home. (sad sad sad)
ps photos to follow- internet very slow here.