We flew from Santiago to Lima on Saturday, had a brief stop over with some good friends of Dave's (Ani and Edy Darcourt) in Lima (Callao), and then flew on to Ft. Lauderdale on an overnight flight, arriving in Ft. Lauderdale on Monday morning.

We had a great time on our brief stay in Lima.

Ani took us downtown for a few hours to the Plaza Central in Lima. We just happened to be there for an unusual display... they were celebrating the Peruvian victory known as the Battle of Callao (May 2, 1866). So in the square downtown, the 'Fancy Rifles' were giving a very nice display.




We took a few minutes to go see one of the big beautiful churches near the square. An evening mass was just getting ready to start, so we couldn't stay long.




We had lunch with Anamarie at the Peruvian Naval Officer's Club in La Punta.



(Note the grey day in the background... it was 'fogged in' the whole time we were there. Eduardo says this was very unusual weather)

We took a stroll along the waterfront and visited the Yacht Club Peruano, which is right next door to Ani and Edy's condo. We have heard about the hospitality to cruisers from the yacht club for years, so it was nice to see it in person.


We were so effusive about what a nice place it was, that the manager, Jaime Ackerman, presented us with a YCP burgee.



Ani and Edy also insisted on taking us out to see some Peruvian folk dancing. They made it a family affair and we had a great time, even if they did make us stay out til the ungodly hour of 3am!

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