Arequipa

A very beautiful city in Peru. Loved the Plaza de Armas and all the excitement around it.
Went on a walking tour visited a Alpaca farm and the churches and cathedrals. Ended up on a rooftop for the sunset.

One of the most exciting this I did in this city was the rafting.
Never been white water rafting before and I asked the young strong men to do the hard work for me. Putting on the wetsuit, helmet and life jacket I felt alittle constricted to say the least.

Well, getting into the boat was not too much trouble. The guide explains that he would give directions for paddling like forward, backward, stop, inside and outside. Inside meaning to drop to the bottom of the boat and outside to go back to the side where we are suppose to be. Well easy enough, but sliding inside is alittle difficult with my knees not able to bend fully. I try the best I can.

Anyway… off we go… what a ride!

Omg… I thought I might fall out, but I held on as tight as I could! We go through level 1, 2, 3 and 4. Me, not knowing what that means, but I do know that 4 is the biggest number!

Finally to some calm water. Then they ask if anyone wants to jump from the rocks. First I said no, but as I watched, I realized it was not high. I’ve jumped off much higher places in Alaska and in Hawaii, so I said “I’m going” and climbed out and made my way to the top.

On the count of 3… I’m off. With the life jacket and helmet coming up and swimming was difficult, but the guide just grabbed me and threw me into the boat like a 200 lb halibut.