Darrin and Calvic
La Punta, Lima
I woke up about 8:00 AM. Ricky was already gone taking care of an issue at his kid’s school. Ricky’s dad was awake and with the help of their maid (very common for many families, even at a middle income, to hire a helper) fixed a breakfast of eggs, bread, tamales and a shake made from a fruit I had never seen before. The meal was very tasty. I thought if this is how all Peruvian meals are, I have nothing to worry about
Ricky’s dad and I had a great chat over breakfast. He talked about his work, his family and his recent incident he had with a power tool that cut off the end of his index finger. He is remaining optimistic despite the realization that his hand will never be the same. But the finger was starting to grow some and thought he might even have a fingernail again one day. Ricky’s mom came in while we were eating. I met her as Ricky’s dad encouraged her to speak in English. Mom and Dad are going to be visiting the states next month for ½ year. They will be staying with their son, Eduardo, in Washington state.
Calvic came over about 9:45 AM. We called Jaime to ask if he wanted to get together today. He said his wife was afraid I would bring them the Swine Flu. Jaime said he wasn’t worried but thought we’d better wait a couple of days to convince the wife. So Calvic and I decided to take a short tour around Lima.
Our first stop was Calvic’s house. I met Calvic’s mom. She is visiting from the states (Virginia). It had been 12 years since she had been back. She seemed happy to visit her family again in Peru but was anxious to get back to the US.
Calvic and his mother took me to La Punta, the main harbor in Lima. We took a boat ride around the bay on a small tour boat. The weather was perfect. The sky was showing a little blue. The breeze was nice. I had a nice view of the bay area. I saw a few large ships but mostly smaller fishing boats.
Ricky’s dad and I had a great chat over breakfast. He talked about his work, his family and his recent incident he had with a power tool that cut off the end of his index finger. He is remaining optimistic despite the realization that his hand will never be the same. But the finger was starting to grow some and thought he might even have a fingernail again one day. Ricky’s mom came in while we were eating. I met her as Ricky’s dad encouraged her to speak in English. Mom and Dad are going to be visiting the states next month for ½ year. They will be staying with their son, Eduardo, in Washington state.
Calvic came over about 9:45 AM. We called Jaime to ask if he wanted to get together today. He said his wife was afraid I would bring them the Swine Flu. Jaime said he wasn’t worried but thought we’d better wait a couple of days to convince the wife. So Calvic and I decided to take a short tour around Lima.
Our first stop was Calvic’s house. I met Calvic’s mom. She is visiting from the states (Virginia). It had been 12 years since she had been back. She seemed happy to visit her family again in Peru but was anxious to get back to the US.
Calvic and his mother took me to La Punta, the main harbor in Lima. We took a boat ride around the bay on a small tour boat. The weather was perfect. The sky was showing a little blue. The breeze was nice. I had a nice view of the bay area. I saw a few large ships but mostly smaller fishing boats.
After the boat tour we went to Miraflores, Lima’s “rich area”. The area was made up of mostly tall apartment buildings with views of the coast. It was very clean and organized compared to the rest of Lima. We went to Miralfores’ most famous plaza. It was made up of lots of expensive looking shops and restaurants. Not a lot of people. About ½ were tourists. We looked around for a bit. Great views overlooking the bay. Calvic’s mom took us to lunch at Bembos, Peru’s version of McDonalds. The food was pretty good but outrageous in price, in Peruvian costs.
Went back to Calvic’s home to drop off his mom. Calvic went to pick up his children from school while I relaxed at his house. I helped his mom check out her airline reservations online. She is leaving the same day I am to head back home in Virginia.
We came back to Ricky’s. He was still busy working. Calvic and I decided to go check out the Zoo. It was pretty cool. Not many people. Searched for the lions. Finally found them. Not a lot of people there, either.
Calvic dropped me off at Ricky’s. Calvic had a choir performance he needed to get to. A wedding. We had dinner. “Yellow crap” is what Ricky’s brother told me the missionaries call it in Peru. It was good.
I met Miguel, Ricky’s brother. He showed me some photos of some of his hikes. He’s involved with Scouting. Miguel seems more reserved, even around his own family. But Ricky assured me he can be vocal at times. But he seemed very cool like the rest of the family.
Lenino and I had planned to get together after he finished work to discuss plans for the next day’s hike to Ticlio. He called to let me know got stuck at work. We were going to meet up at 8:00 PM. He ended up arriving at 9:00 PM. Once he arrived he said since it was so late why don’t I just sleep at his house so we can get up early the next morning. I quickly packed my pack for the hike. Ricky talked to him for a while and quizzed him making sure he was a good person and that I would be safe going with him. After about 20 minutes Ricky gave him the thumbs up. His girlfriend, Olieka, was waiting in the car. She greeted me with a hug and kiss on the cheek, which surprised me. But I soon realized that was a typical greeting in Peru between men and women. We stopped off at the “Metro” grocery store to purchase a few items for the hike; tangerine oranges and water. He also bought me some of his favorite chocolates, Sublime. He also gave me my “Chullo” Peruvian hat for my hike.
We went to Lenino’s house. His home was fairly small but very nice. I met his mom and we chatted for while. Lenino showed me a few souvenirs he has picked up along his trips over the years. Lenino invited me to sleep on the couch as he took his girlfriend home. I fell asleep about 2:00 AM.
Went back to Calvic’s home to drop off his mom. Calvic went to pick up his children from school while I relaxed at his house. I helped his mom check out her airline reservations online. She is leaving the same day I am to head back home in Virginia.
We came back to Ricky’s. He was still busy working. Calvic and I decided to go check out the Zoo. It was pretty cool. Not many people. Searched for the lions. Finally found them. Not a lot of people there, either.
Calvic dropped me off at Ricky’s. Calvic had a choir performance he needed to get to. A wedding. We had dinner. “Yellow crap” is what Ricky’s brother told me the missionaries call it in Peru. It was good.
I met Miguel, Ricky’s brother. He showed me some photos of some of his hikes. He’s involved with Scouting. Miguel seems more reserved, even around his own family. But Ricky assured me he can be vocal at times. But he seemed very cool like the rest of the family.
Lenino and I had planned to get together after he finished work to discuss plans for the next day’s hike to Ticlio. He called to let me know got stuck at work. We were going to meet up at 8:00 PM. He ended up arriving at 9:00 PM. Once he arrived he said since it was so late why don’t I just sleep at his house so we can get up early the next morning. I quickly packed my pack for the hike. Ricky talked to him for a while and quizzed him making sure he was a good person and that I would be safe going with him. After about 20 minutes Ricky gave him the thumbs up. His girlfriend, Olieka, was waiting in the car. She greeted me with a hug and kiss on the cheek, which surprised me. But I soon realized that was a typical greeting in Peru between men and women. We stopped off at the “Metro” grocery store to purchase a few items for the hike; tangerine oranges and water. He also bought me some of his favorite chocolates, Sublime. He also gave me my “Chullo” Peruvian hat for my hike.
We went to Lenino’s house. His home was fairly small but very nice. I met his mom and we chatted for while. Lenino showed me a few souvenirs he has picked up along his trips over the years. Lenino invited me to sleep on the couch as he took his girlfriend home. I fell asleep about 2:00 AM.
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