Sunday 7 November 2010

Day 17, Arica to Arequipa, Peru




Well, what an exciting day we had today. First job was to clear customs out of Chile, which we managed without problems.  Next we had to get into Peru, not so easy. We visited various desks getting important documents stamped several times which was OK but then we had to get our Carnets stamped.  This took 15 minutes...per car! Unluckily we were number 29 in the starting order so altogether we were there for 7 hours! They had 2 people on the case but one of the computers didn't work, a complete nightmare and very tiresome.
The 3 tests planned were cancelled and it was simply a matter of getting back onto the Panamerican Highway and slogging away for 545 kms.


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2 comments:

  1. Hi Roy,
    I just wondered how the clapped out old banger is managing to put up things ... and by the way, how is the car doing?
    You may think that your trip is tough, however it took me eight hours to drive from Plymouth to Scotch corner. That's tough I can tell you.
    Happy days
    John

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  2. I meant "put up with things"

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