Back home via Oz and South America

While on the tour in Trujillo, we stopped by at an artesan pottery workshop who specialise in making replicas of ancient ceramics. At 10 soles (about 2 quid), we just couldn´t resist. It was a great piece like a little jug shape in a Lambayeque style(see we did learn something!). Back at the hotel, I noticed it didn´t have replica stamped on it. The tour guide though took it back the next day and fixed that first hurdle for us. Then we had to post it back. So we get hold of a box, tape etc. and show the grumpy old lady at the post office desk what we want to send. Apparently we can´t send it because it doesn´t have offical documentation. She sends off to find the INE or something to get some documents. We go there but it´s closed. We go back to the guide she says a receipt will suffice and writes us one. Excellent. We traipse back to the post office. Chris looks like he´s carrying boxes of Panetone round the town! Miserable woman is quite rude and dismisses the receipt. After a little of Spanish vent I wish the lady a merry christmas indeed, we give the ceramic to the security guard as a gift. He looks happy. So next time (and for anyone who may be reading this blog for tips) we´ll get hold of official documentaion at the time of purchase to prove that we didn´t just dig it out of the ground!