The Canadians have landed. We safely made our way to the Caracas airport and successfully flew to Lima, Peru. We tried to get a night bus to Arequipa when we arrived but apparently mother’s day is a huge travel day for Peruvians, because every bus was booked solid. We spent the night in and area of Lima called, Miraflores. It reminded us of Vancouver which meant a cool sea breeze, domesticated dogs on leashes and reverse culture shock.
So how does one deal with culture shock? Well I haven’t gone through that VSO course yet, but I can tell you what we did. We took refuge in a supermarket. We may have spent more that 4 hours browsing, shopping, eating lunch and putting the sample tray people to work. Is it wrong that we had such a wonderful time? Probably.
We are currently in Arequipa, Peru and are loving it. It’s known as ‘The White City’ and not just because of all the tourists. Tomorrow we’re doing the Colca Canyon tour tomorrow. It will take 3 days and 2 nights and should be pretty cool. Afterwards we spend one more night in Arequipa before we take yet another bus to Puno.
Hi Guys,
The FamilyO is in Kelowna, crowded around a laptop, reading your blog. We’re here celebrating GrandmaO’s 80th birthday (2 weeks early-June4)–DadO, and KenO have been trying to sail, but look more sunburned and bruised than windswept. The GirlsO have been shopping and eating–what a surprise.
Wish you were here.
Love,
BigSisO