I arrived Sunday evening & was exhausted. I was in bed by 8pm, but it felt great to get a good nights rest. It had been a long time since I had traveled without anyone else & I had not had a night away from the girls in over a year, so it felt a little strange honestly.
Avianca is our airline of choice in South America.
Peruvian Soles
The hotel was nice, but was old school with the room key. This was fine for the first night when I roomed alone, but when I had a roommate (whose native language is Spanish), it was honestly a pain to just have one key.
This plate of chocolates was brought to my door the first night.
Monday morning, I walked down to the water & visited a park & a shopping center.
Selfie in front of the South Pacific Ocean
We stayed in an area called Miraflores.
Those are surfers you see in the water.
The waves were huge, so this water is not for swimming, but there are tons of surfers. Can you see them??
Yours truly at the entrance to the Parque de Amor (Park of Love).
Beautiful flowers are everywhere on this continent!
The centerpiece of the park
At the mall, I found a decent yogurt shop! They have pretty exotic flavors, so I stuck with good 'ol fashioned chocolate, but it was the best I have tasted here.
The director of Thrive greeted us each morning.
We then had worship time in English :).
Followed by a speaker, who spoke on joy.
Then we had small group time, which was so good everyday. This was my group, which also includes 3 volunteers from the states.
Joy was so sweet & I loved spending time with this lady.
Every afternoon we had self-care options. While I was getting a pedicure, I had a piece of Dove chocolate, & above was my message!
After my color consulation & make-over
We received a welcome gift the first day.
Each morning, we had goodies on our table for us. The first day was colored pencils, notebook for note taking & a thermos.
Morning 2 was a variety of items.
Morning 3 was a bag of chocolate chips, which everyone was so excited about!!
One night activity was a game called "Taste of Home". It was like a white elephant game where you pick a gift, & can keep it or steal from someone else. It was so funny to see peoples reactions to foods that we would not think twice of in the USA.
As I was waiting on my return flight to Bogota at the Lima airport, I spotted Paddington. Paddington Bear is originally from Peru & he went to London.
I have always been a fan of Paddington & have many in a collection back in Memphis. Isabella's baby nursery was a Paddington theme!
I have become an aisle seat kind of girl on airplanes, but had a window seat this time. And I am so thankful because I was in awe of the beautiful sights.
Thank you Lord for this reminder of your beauty.
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