Hi everyone, a very busy few days here in Lima town, with much to report!
I have been surfing two early early mornings in a row. Meeting my surfing teacher who says to me "feel the sea surfing is a feeling" Well I told him today after the lesson that yes surfing was a feeling and that it mainly hurts. I have bruised ribs, cut feet (tredding on sea urchins), cut knees, and a nose full of water. My first lesson was very much fitting the description of beginners luck and for the catching of several waves I got a hearty pat on the back today however I recieved a muted good job and a practice practice.
Do you know what I would most like to do tonight? Lay in bed and watch a movie! I have been out and about everynight this week, drinks in lovers park on Monday, a meal and dancing salsa on Tuesday, the water park on wednesday with Peruvians who didnt speak English we communicated through a shared sense of regaining our childhood and running through all the fountains catching the bus home soaking wet, yesterday I met up with some guys I met last weekend and we took a tour of the local salsa clubs watching how it is all really done...exhausting just watching! Tonight I believe will follow the pattern of last weekend drinks at the beach watching the moon light and the reflection of the huge illuminated cross shimmer on the sea. And then off to Barranco for dancing. This time I hope to retain my shoes and not return home in the early hours looking as though I have been down a coal mine.
Today has been a day of first, it began as I waited at 6am in the park for Manuel, the surfing teacher, I saw my first wild humming bird zipping around the flowers. I have become quite accustommed to the large black vultures that constantly circle over head, but the sight of this little magical bird got me quite excited. Then there was the witnessing of my first Lima car crash...or to be correct I should say bus crash, not serious but enough to increase the horn noises for a good few minutes. Then perhaps most dramatc of all my first real shoot out outside the gates of the archaeological site. Shoot out makes it sound more like a wild west event. From what I could gather from the others on site, a man had tried to break into someones car, met resitance and shot the owner, luckily he wasnt too badly injured. But my goodness as I was dozing quitely after my busy morning awaking to the sound of a rapid succession of gun shots is not quite what I am used to in Guernsey!
What else can I say?....Answers on a post card to Mel in mad crazy but great fun Lima
Love to all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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