Taxis, Cat Calls and Steep Staircases!

Well, I´m in Lima. I haven´t been robbed, raped or knifed. I actully feel pretty darn safe, minus the countless whistles, ´hola´s and honking taxis. Last night my taxi driver said..in Canada you don´t really have a boyfriend but when you´re in Peru you do...it will keep the men away. At least that´s what I think he was saying. Or else he wanted to be my boyfriend. I´m not quite sure. The boys...yes all of them aged 14-60 are ridiculous. I think I´m gonna shave my head! Ha, just kidding. Despite the honking and noise in the daytime, last night was relatively quiet. My hair is probably the smartest idea I´ve ever had, it´s so easy to look after. The Ínka Lodge´is very nice and my 6 person shared dorm is a one person dorm, i share it with 5 empty beds. The only other people I´ve seen at the Lodge are 2 Aussie men who were just in Chile and are going to Bolivia next month. I also bought myself a BUS ticket to Cuzco, I leave on Thursday afternoon and I´m assuming I´ll be in Cuzco by Friday evening. Does anyone have a hostel recomendation? It´s warm outside, but true to what people say, Lima is foggy and the sun doesn´t shine here. There were lots of people surfing in wetsuits but I think I´m going to hold off until I see some sunshine. Getting down to the ocean was fun. Coming back up wasn´t. I thought Peach Orchard was tough...This wasn't as long but it was all very steep stairs. Maybe I´ll count them tomorrow. When I got back up to the main roads I went down the wrong way and ended up backtracking, and finding the huge tourist area. McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts and fancy expenisve leather shops. It was also interesting to see the ´'bankers' on the street. They have huge wads of Peruvian Soles and will trade them for US$. How convienent. I still don´t have an adapter for my electronics, it´s a good thing the batteries last a long time. All in all the people around here are friendly and very helpful. Now I have to learn spanish.

Hasta Leugo.