Last Stop: Lima Again

We arrived back at Lima, and the first thing we did was shower, which was one of the most gratifying cleansing experiences of my life. Then it was on to relaxing and enjoying our last couple of days, which mainly consisted of the beach and eating. I think we dined at our favorite sandwich place, La Lucha, four or five times in 2 days. This little kiosk specializes in cheap, fresh sandwiches and heavenly fruit juices. That's all they serve, but they do it well. La Lucha was packed every time we ate there except when we showed up at 7:30 am for one last sandwich before the plane ride home.

The other, more memorable place that we ate at was the Ramirez-Gallet home. Our friend Alfredo invited us to dine with his parents, sister and nephew. His mother made us papas a la huancaina and arroz con pollo, served with chicha morado and a port wine made from pisco. It all was delicious. After the long journey, it was so nice to have a homemade meal and conversation around the table. We felt so welcome, like we were part of the family for the day. After we ate, we went on a little walk to aid digestion in downtown Lima. Here we explored the main square and surrounding streets, which was a nice change from Miraflores. The next day we were on the plane back to Florida.