After being caged up in a bus for 20 hours with a broken DVD player, stomach cramps, and a breakfast that even I wouldn´t eat, it was time to spread my wings. Naturally, I mean that in both a fugitive and literal sense, but first for the literal....The Miraflores district in Lima is built into the side of a cliff overlooking the ocean. It is a beautiful place, and a very tranquil distraction from the overwhelming crowded city just a few blocks in from the ocean. The direct translation is literally, "look at the flowers", and I would do just that from about 4oo feet in the air.
As we jumped from the cliffs edge, the wind quickly swooped us up and we began our ascent to the heavens. We flew parallel to the ocean, sometimes over the cliffs, sometimes over the ocean, but all the while over the tallest buildings of Lima. The view was beautiful, and it was exactly like I always felt flying would be if I were a superhero. Peacefull...effortless...amazing.... I could feel the cool wind on my face, see the smile and excitement on the other riders faces as we passed them by. To be over 350 feet high looking down on the city, the ocean, the beach, it was exhilarating, it was awesome, it was great not to be on the bus!!
