Jumping off on a Peruvian Adventure 鈥� First Stop Lima, Lima, Peru
I鈥檓 standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean getting ready to jump. No, it鈥檚 not a metaphor. Or a cry for help. I鈥檓 harnessed up, ready to paraglide over the coast of Lima,聽Peru.
You might think I鈥檓 a bit of a daredevil, into the latest high adventure craziness. But you would be wrong. The older I get the more painfully aware I am of my own mortality. I know now what could go wrong and am quite afraid of pain, not death so much, just pain. So as my instructor 鈥� was his name David? I鈥檒l call him David 鈥� buckles up the last of my harnesses I鈥檓 silently wondering what the hell got me into this mess, and will those buckles actually hold?
I know, of course, why I鈥檓 here. A couple of people in my Two鈥檚 A Crowd tour group thought it would be a great way to begin our tour of South America. It鈥檚 the first day of the tour, but all we鈥檙e really meant to do today is have a welcome talk with our tour leader and then go for a get-to-know-you dinner. Instead, here I am waiting to jump. The oldest of the women with me is in her 70s and was keen, very keen. So I couldn鈥檛 very well say no now could I? ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
You might think I鈥檓 a bit of a daredevil, into the latest high adventure craziness. But you would be wrong. The older I get the more painfully aware I am of my own mortality. I know now what could go wrong and am quite afraid of pain, not death so much, just pain. So as my instructor 鈥� was his name David? I鈥檒l call him David 鈥� buckles up the last of my harnesses I鈥檓 silently wondering what the hell got me into this mess, and will those buckles actually hold?
I know, of course, why I鈥檓 here. A couple of people in my Two鈥檚 A Crowd tour group thought it would be a great way to begin our tour of South America. It鈥檚 the first day of the tour, but all we鈥檙e really meant to do today is have a welcome talk with our tour leader and then go for a get-to-know-you dinner. Instead, here I am waiting to jump. The oldest of the women with me is in her 70s and was keen, very keen. So I couldn鈥檛 very well say no now could I? ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Jumping off on a Peruvian Adventure 鈥� First Stop Lima
Guide Location: Peru » Lima
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Diane Squires
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Guide Location: Peru » Lima
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Diane Squires
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- El Parque del Amor
- Plaza de Armas
- San Francisco Monastery
- Huaca Pucllana
- Antigua Miraflores Hotel
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