I had booked my ticket with Cruz del Sur a few days earlier, so I had reserved a front seat on the 2nd level of the bus. Right at the windshield, this provided great views of the return journey, and I took a bunch of pictures. At first, we got some views of the Cordillera Huayhuash in the distance, after which the road descends to the ocean through a lot of switchbacks, passing through many small communities.

After entering Lima, it takes almost two hours to get to downtown. 45 minutes into the city, the bus made a stop, and we were wondering what is going on. Thankfully Pablo who was sitting next to me and lived in Lima told me that we were really close to the airport. Even though it wasn't an official stop, I convinced the bus operators to take out my luggage and let me go there, and I hopped onto a taxi. Twenty minutes later, I was there! My flight was at 23:30, so after reading my book for half an hour, I could finally check in my 100lbs of luggage and go through the crowds at security, when I could finally relax.

	leaving Huaraz	a non-operational toll booth	Cordillera Huayhuash

	Cordillera Huayhuash	small community	The steep road down to the coastline begins

	The steep road down to the coastline begins	The steep road down to the coastline begins	steep road

	steep road		near the coast

	a coastal town on our way to Lima	a coastal town on our way to Lima	the desert nearing Lima

	sand blowing across the road	desert

	another police stop...		the crazy road on the Lima coastline

	enjoying the front seat of the 2nd level of our luxury bus	pretty coastline	pretty