Nazca lines tour or should I say vomit machine

Due to a nationwide strike, Jane and I detoured to Nazca instead of travelling to Cusco. Nazca is one of our short stops and you can do nealry everything within a couple days. Our first attempt at seeing the lines by plane were successfull although we had to wait about 5 hours due to the clouds. However, the sun was out in the afternoon and we piled into the 4 seater Sesna ready to see the real version of Indiana Jone's Nazca lines. This flight is not for someone who get's motion sick easily. The plane pitches to the left and right violently so that everyone gets a good view of the figures. Lucky for me, only my head was spinning by the end of the 30 minute flight. If you see a gringo vomiting in Nazca, chances are they just saw the Nazca lines by plane. The lines are quite big, bu it was difficult to pick out the figures in the view finder of my camera. I just snapped in the direction of the lines and hoped that I captured something. Once we landed, I looked over the pictures and was happy to see that nearly all turned out well. After the tour we rushed to another hotel where we picked up a tour to see an old cemetery with mummy tombs. The tour was not that spectacular, but interesting none the less. The entire area looked like a military bombing area where craters peppered the enitre desert. We found out later that these were due to grave robbers who have been digging up tombs to take valuables from the dead. The place is now protected, but it seems as though the damage has been done. We were told of another place in Lima which has a bunch of human bones sorted an placed in different designs. I can't wait to see that!

Jane and I are going to Ica this morning. This should be a short relaxing stop. It seems like we have been rushing to do everything in Peru before the end of the month. We haven't had a decent meal since Colca Canyon due to the schedule. However, last night was a gastronimic blow out at the Plaza Mayor. 300 grams of lomo with grilled veggies and papas fritas!!! Yum!