Leaving Peru'

After over a month it is now time for us to leave Peru'.
The last 500 km stretch is obviously all desert (from Arequipa to Tacna), with 1 petrol statation in between.
Not satisfied to spend the whole day on the bike we also have the brilliant idea to take the wrong turn and add an extra 80 kms to our journey!
Now, can you imagine driving half hour in this emptiness  and then make a U turn and do it all over again?

The road to Tacna is fast but challenging, most importantly the rocks around us are so red that looks like being on Mars.
It's a shame that this time our pictures did not reflect the beauty of the sceneries in full.
To sum it up:
We went through a section of desert fully militarised (I guess the border with Chile is still "hot")
It's a shame we were not allowed to take any pictures in particular to those road signs saying "peligro explosions!!"
We climbed up into a narrow valley with bright red cliffs. (I swear they are brigth red)

As the narrow valley opened up we faced a huge canyon below us, very similar to the Gran Canyon in the US,

When we eventually hit the border with Chile the sun is already coming down.
We are tired and hungry but unfortunately the chilean authorities decide that we have to un-pack the whole bike and put all our luggage and boxes under the Xrays!!!!! That's a first.
1 hr later we are finally free to go.
Luckly Arica (our destination) is only 22 km away.
The sun is disappearing over the sea while the surfers are catching the last waves of the day.