This past weekend, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to escape Chiclayo to go on a long and beautiful hike near Yaque. Fresh air. Butterflies. Corn fields. Cows. Insects. Forest. Spiderwebs. Streams. Waterfalls. Rain. Silence. Even though I get to escape the city for a little bit every week, sometimes I am in a rural village rather than the countryside. I forget sometimes how much I miss the calm tranquility of uninhabited areas, how much I miss hiking and having no cell phone service, no internet access, no contact with the world apart from where I'm at. With some fruit, humitas, bread and water in our bags, we headed off on our little adventure. Towards the end of the hike we got rained on! In Germany, I grew very tired of the rain. Here, I love it. Living in a desert keeps me in check...getting rained on is a blessing. Here's a few snapshots of the day :)
the final waterfall
dragonflies
Do I or don't I swim?
A few steps in the journey
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