Email sent from Peru

-- Original Message --
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 04:11:00 +0200
From: "Tim Skinner"
Subject: Email from Peru


Don’t ya just hate those smug emails from people buzzing around the world
arriving in your inbox on a Monday morning when you’ve just had the worse
trip to work and the major deadline/presentation/months figures have
to be dealt with in the next ten minutes?

Well, if that’s the case with this and will be with any others, just reply
back with ´sod off Tim´ and I’ll take your name off my list.

Anyway - travelling´s great!

Below is a quick snapshot of what’s going down in South America and attached
are some crappy pictures from our phones and the full version of my travelling
diary if your curiosity has been whettened.

So (probably later), kick back, enjoy the read and let me know how things
are in your world whenever you can...

You know you are in the Venezuelan Caribbean when:

* The seas are lush and the beaches are a gorgeous white colour
* Hurricanes come too close for comfort
* Scary faces wake you up in your tent
* You are eaten by mossies

You know that you are in Caracas when:

* Gunshots go off by your hotel
* You are told to go eat across the road and GO NO FURTHER for your own
safety
* Everyone has a car the size of a house
* You are eaten by mossies

You know that you are in Lima, Peru when

* Loads of pan piping guitar guys hassle you for cash
* The folk have great Indian faces
* It looks like Spain
* Its colder than blooming London

You know that you are in the Amazonian jungle when

* You can’t get to sleep because of the animal noises
* Your mind is blown with smells
* Shamen try to get you tripped out with trees and herbs
* David Attenborough walks out of your restaurant (am not making this up!)
* The guides tell you scary stories of snakes and wild animals
* The local market sells prehistoric fish
* You are eaten by 15 different varieties of mossies

You know you are in Pisco when

* You get very drunk on Pisco Sours
* You see Sea Lions and amazing deserts
* You get a great internet connection

See you soon!

Tim xxxxxxx (kisses not for the boys OK)