Coming into Arequipa, our last stop in Peru, Sabrina taught me the necessity of looking to the left and riding to the right over here.
I have no IDEA why - but I went straight into Aussie road rules mode and started weaving through traffic and looking - yup to the right - rather than the left. At least, I still managed to ride to the right. So one out of two isn't too bad. The boys however, were well and truly ready to wallop me for giving them a heart attack when I pulled out in front of traffic to make my left hand turn. Needless to say, we are all still here, 100% and I've been incredibly fortunate.
It didn't, however, stop me from checking out 2 wheeled porn though along the way!
If ever you get lost, the best GPS is to hail down a taxi and ask them to take you where you want to go. This guy was our GPS to get us through the complicated city of Arequipa and to our hotel. Arequipa is famous for having a cathedral related to that of the Pope. By far one of the most beautiful places to experience is that of the Convent.
Thing is, in the times when this Convent was built, rich women would come here to study - because for women, it was forbidden to study unless you were in the convent. There were two types of nuns - those with money and those without. Novices would come to the convent to study for a while, and then return to their homes, or their future husbands. Others would turn to the convent with their 'calling' when an arranged marriage with say, a 12 year old girl and a 52 year old man was unwanted. Understandably, I can understand - and if in the same situation, I'd prefer the solace of a convent too!
how bout 42?, ANYWAY. yeah those roads that flip to the wrong side is wild. Personally I find going North of the equator makes my natural gps turn topsy turvy for about 10 to 14 days myself.
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