Some of the most entertaining conversations we had were with children . In the town of Sihuas , located in the Ancash region of Peru , we were having lunch in the Plaza de Armas when some school children were walking by on their lunch break . They were all dressed in their uniforms and stopped to check out our bikes . They were fascinated with my pale skin and eye colour and wanted to know about the country I came from . While my spanish is not very good they were surprised that I could even speak some spanish and reciprocated by practicing their english with me . I was able to tell them about Canada , and how much fun I was having riding around Peru . I must have answered over a hundred rapid-fire questions ranging from what my name was to why I was visiting Sihuas . Interacting with kind people , especially children , is one of the great joys of travel .