Lima, I didn´t have enough time..

Trip Start Jul 03, 2008
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Trip End Aug 13, 2008


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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Well Buenos Aries was left unsatisfingly short of done but the flight would have left without me.  BA was a fantastic place but i think we just tried to do too much in too little time and to add to that frustration I was robbed by weather on my final day. 
Now in Lima, despite all of the travel and safety warnings I have been given along the way, Lima really seems like a city that is aware of a desperately trying to change its reputation.  Im staying in the Miraflores district which seems to be the tourist/hotels end of the city near the coast.  People are friendly the resturants are great (food very tasty, had goat last night) and the streets are very clean.  Again though i have sold Lima short and havenīt enough time to explore the city fully.  
We fly out for Cuzco in a couple of hours, i was hoping to get a surf in the western pacific this morning but the board rental doesnīt open till 9am and i have a bus to catch at 9:30 (might cut it a bit too close).  The Surf looks great, chatting to the locals yesterday it seems they have a consistant 4 foot swell all year round and and the water temp not so bad in winter at 17c.  It is independence month here in July and everyone is patriotic displaying the flag, due to independay day on the 28th everything shuts down for the best part of next week so this might be my last entry for a week or so.

ps I have rented a phone for just my time in Peru the number +51 1 995718927

Adios   
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