`Lima Bike Ride
Wednesday was a national holiday in Peru honoring the martyrdom of Apostles St Peter and St Paul in Rome. We
planned a day bike ride downtown with our missionary friends Merrill
and Prince and the Merrills had a friend visiting from home, Scott. When we woke
up it was so misty and wet outside, would have never thought to go on a bike
ride, but we had already made the reservation and paid for the bikes so just
had to bear it. Then when we all met up at the bike shop, it was such a perfect
day for a bike ride, cool and a little cloudy, and since it was a holiday,
there was very little traffic.
We
rode through town and then along LarcoMar and south along the coast to
Barranco. We stopped along the way to walk through the Dedalo Market. Every
room showcases an artist and their craft, gorgeous ceramics with a bit of
silver, wood pieces, recycled material lamps, purses and clocks, all displayed
in a beautiful old house. Fun eclectic quality art and definitely not Inka
Market stuff. From there we rode the streets of Barranco to the Bridge of Sighs
and then stopped for lunch at the Burrito Bar. We had the most wonderful fish
tacos before heading back to the bike rental shop. It was a perfect day with
perfect weather. We loved seeing the ocean and hearing the waves. The surfers
were out in big numbers, too. After we returned the bikes right there at Inka
Market, we spent another hour or so just looking and shopping because it’s
always fun.
We had two new mission presidents arrive in Lima during the early hours of the morning, President and Sister Godfrey from Ogden will be serving in the Lima West Mission and President and Sister Stauffer from Conneticut will be serving in the Lima North Mission. Joe and I are amazed as THEY ARE SO YOUNG! They each brought three of their children who will be attending the English high school. Wow, such dedication and faith!
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