After 1 hour we touched down in the city of Arequipa. Surrounded by 3 volcanoes and in the midst of the Andes, the boys were amazed by what they saw. Even after several trips here, I am still amazed at the beauty of it all! Most of the day we rested, recouping from the long night and adjusting to nearly 8,000 ft in the air! What an amazing experience.
For lunch we hit a local spot known for their Cuy (guinea pig), because Ryan insisted that we check it out! He ate it all! Joel and Miles enjoyed Chicken fried chicken and Chad and I shared a sampler platter with stuffed peppers, roasted pork and a few other yummy items. The food was just enhanced by the great company of 3 friends; Brian Tibbs, Scott Armstrong and Dan Penrod.
The boys played on a local play ground and did a great job making up Spanish words to try to talk with the other kids. Joel kept yelling, "Hey Amigo, do you speak English, do you want to play with me?" Later we napped again and headed to the Umacollo Nazarene Church for dinner with over 100 short term workers and dozens of long term missionaries, including several of the 40/40's! We wrapped up the evening with very cold showers....the picture of Miles on the potty is him hiding in the other bathroom crying because he didn't want to get a cold shower. No worries they all survived and are now fast asleep.
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