I
had a little sleep in but the room got too hot so was up and finally showered
before getting the day started. We found a restaurant on the beach that served
us a very simple breakfast before we made our way to the bus to head to the reserve.
In the reserve we saw the red beach, a little fishing village and some birds
but nothing too exciting.

Back
in town we grabbed some lunch where I got some great civiche and then enjoyed
the time machine (a rather glorified elevator with TV's and displays showing
the history of paracas) but it was not very entertaining.

We
then got some supplies for the beach, jumped into a cab and headed back to the
reserve to la mina beach. The beach was small and in a cove with dark sand and
pebbles in the water. Not the nicest to swim on bit good enough. After running
out of refreshments we made our way back to the taxi to head back into town.

At
the hostel we showered and changed before heading to dinner and then drinks. At
drinks we started playing the drinking game Kings which quickly got the night
going. From the hostel we then had a few more on the beach before going to a
little bar with locals until 4am.

Once
back at our hostel I got into a hammock and fell asleep for a few hours before
making it to my bed.