not much happening here..except that people come mainly to sand board and race in the dessert...well I did none of that...
With my companions, a great couple from Lima,
we went to some family vineyard to learn how Pisco was made traditionally and of course to taste;
this was quite an appropriate way to celebrate my birthday
Being too hot...it's actullay in the Huacachina desert, driving around was not much fun...and I preferred to sit by the oasis and enjoy the rest of the day with some nice cold cusquena, dark...like guiness, and very nice...
I watched the courageous tumble down the hill in their efforts to have fun, sand boarding...
Then it was time for a 4 hour bus ride to Nazca....
I had been dreading this particular part of the tour....i really was scared of flying...given the history of planes crushing, throwing up on the flight, crazy maneuvers so as to see the "mysterious alien lines...." I had been spooking myself out for weeks now...and really did not think I WOULD DO IT.
I was pleased to arrive at my hotel...and thought of several items that I could have "collected" from there, but they were too heavy
Next morning...D day...it started out very hazy...and I thought great the flights will be cancelled...but by 8.30am..it was all blue...and we headed off to fly over the Pampa desert to marvel at what has not been explained to date...who drew the lines, why, how did they have images of animals that that are not found in the desert, and most buffling that of an astronaut....???? And how could they have the visual appreciation of these images from the ground..as this is not possible....the geometric lines...what are these...to guide alien landing ships....??? All these are questions that every visitor here is faced with and perhaps hopes to solve for themselves...
BUT UPPERMOST IN OUR THOUGHTS IS THE FEAR THAT THE PALNE MIGHT CRUSH....
even though we did not say it...only afterwards...we all were nervous about it and yet there are hundred lining up to fly....
A case of CURIOUCITY KILLED THE CAT?
To calm my nerves, I decided to try a massage...the guy told me that some of his clients said it was better that 'el sexo'....
Well now that I was here..there was no backing out
I prayed and got on the plane..
and then was more alarmed when I saw a sign on the plane
and the two pilots squeezed together...
later i learn't that it was in fact the assistant who was flying.........
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