After a long, bumpy bus ride throughout the night, I was back on the desert coast of Peru, stopping off in Huacachina to do some sand boarding before heading up North. Huacachina (wa-ka-chee-na) is desert Oasis and old Peruvian elite resort town. It has since changed its clientel, now catering mostly to backpackers there to sandboard down the giant dunes around the oasis. I did a half day tour, which included a dune buggy ride around the dunes, banking off hills and plummeting down steep dunes for a roller coaster like
ride. In between were some stop offs to sandboard down some of the dunes, either on your feet as on a snowboard or laying down on your stomach. The sand was way different than snow, and although softer, still didn't lend nicely to falling at the faster speeds. Plus, snow melts in your mouth if it gets in there, sand is just crunchy and tastes bad. It was a fun time, despite the falls, and a satisfying day.
After a long, bumpy bus ride throughout the night, I was back on the desert coast of Peru, stopping off in Huacachina to do some sand boarding before heading up North. Huacachina (wa-ka-chee-na) is desert Oasis and old Peruvian elite resort town. It has since changed its clientel, now catering mostly to backpackers there to sandboard down the giant dunes around the oasis. I did a half day tour, which included a dune buggy ride around the dunes, banking off hills and plummeting down steep dunes for a roller coaster like 
ride. In between were some stop offs to sandboard down some of the dunes, either on your feet as on a snowboard or laying down on your stomach. The sand was way different than snow, and although softer, still didn't lend nicely to falling at the faster speeds. Plus, snow melts in your mouth if it gets in there, sand is just crunchy and tastes bad. It was a fun time, despite the falls, and a satisfying day.
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