Day 2- The adventure continues…

Posted by Lisa on July 24th, 2007 — Posted in Travel

First of and foremost, I would like to wish my mom a happy birthday again. Her birthday was July 4, and we celebrated by flying over the Nazca lines. We got up early in the morning, went to the airport, flew to Ica which is a small town north of Lima. We saw a brief show about the Nazca lines, and then we boarded a TINY 8 person plane and started the 2 hour flight. It was amazing, flying over the desert and seeing the lines we saw..

a martian
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a monkey
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a dog
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a spider
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a condor
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a hummingbird
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a pair of hands
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a tree
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Misc pics
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After the flight, we went to this great resort for lunch and live music.
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After lunch, we went to an oasis. For me, this was probably my favorite part of the trip that I hadn’t planned on. I mean, Machu Pichuu was amazing, but I knew I was going there. The oasis was just part of our tour, and it was exactly how I have always imagined an oasis. Sand in every direction, hot blistering sun, and then palm trees, birds and water. While my parents walked around and enjoyed the oasis, Steve and I decided to go on a dune buggy ride. It was exhilarating, though we are still finding sand in our shoes! We went on an hour dune buggy ride and then went sand boarding. I’m not much of a snow boarder, and I didn’t want to injure myself before the trip was over, Steve and I decided to use the board more as a sled. It was so much fun, and the desert… What can I say, it was spectacular. I know I live in desert climate, but this was the first time that I have ever really been to the desert. The type that I saw in Lawrence of Arabia.

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After a long and exhausting day, we flew back to Lima and had a nice birthday meal and cake at the hotel.
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Come back and see what happens on day 3!!

6 Comments

Comment by Alan

Wow, cool stuff.

Posted on July 24, 2007 at 12:16 pm

Comment by Cara Resig

Wow, the lines are even more distinct than I thought they’d be! Do people live at the oasis? Day 2 rocks!

Posted on July 24, 2007 at 12:37 pm

Comment by Karin

Looks amazing!! Like another world… looking forward to day 3.

Posted on July 24, 2007 at 12:42 pm

Comment by Mom & Dad

Day 2 really rocked. Not just becuase it was my birthday. Tom & I agree, the Oasis was the best surprise of the trip. But just wait until Day 4! But I dont’ want to spoil the wonder for anyone!

Posted on July 24, 2007 at 5:53 pm

Comment by Janet

Very cool!! what is the ground below and the lines made of? Fascinating.

Posted on July 25, 2007 at 9:20 pm

Comment by Anne Marie

Wow, every day gets cooler and cooler! The sand sledding looks like a lot of fun!

Posted on July 26, 2007 at 10:27 pm

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