Prisbrey Homeschool Journey: Trip to Peru Lima and Islas Ballestas

It's been more than 5 years since the last time we went to Peru. It was for my parents 50th wedding anniversary in 2018. All the kids were so excited about it. It was a great trip, They loved it from the beginning to the end. The kids enjoyed a lot and so did we since we didn't have to walk carrying diapers or bottles like the other times we went before!

First we had a nice flight that got to Peru before night time which I loved since it gave us time to go to

Downtown Lima

the hotel take some time to rest eat and walk around for a little while before going to bed. Next morning the adventures started. We went early to a city tours in Lima. The driver was very nice and we enjoyed visiting some touristic and history places.

We tried some delicious fresh bakes bread and many of the seasonal fruits from Peru. I got to eat things that I miss and love a lot. It was great to see my adventurous Eliza trying guanabana and lúcuma yogurt, granadillas, manzanitos (small bananas), churros con manjar blanco and so many things we found in the stores.

In the sand buggies

Next day we went to the Parque de las leyendas. It's a combination of a aquarium and a zoo. The kids could run and see some interesting animals. The kids wanted to spend sometime in the pool on the roof of the hotel so went back to have some fun at the pool and we wanted to get ready for a 4 hour drive by bus to another city in order to visit Islas Ballestas. We had to wake up super early to do that and also go to Huacachina in Ica to go to the sand buggies and do some sand boarding. The kids loved it!! They want to repeat it next time we go to Peru.

The next day we had to travel to Trujillo, my hometown. Seeing my brother and sister there with their families was amazing!! My kids love spending time with their Peruvian cousins and they love mamita's house

Avocados

We had more amazing food, fruits, desserts, places to visit. Also, we went to tia nena's house. The kids had a blast there. They are already asking me to go there next time we go to Peru and if we can stay there. Tia nena has a farm, animals and fruit trees. We had the opportunity to see cacao trees and how the fruit is inside. We saw the biggest avocado we've ever seen, the kids walked through a bridge made out of just a tree trunk. Amazing experiences. I did not like that we had to come only 18 days later... we usually stayed there for 8 or 9 weeks in our previous trips but this time Krystal had her orchestra rehearsals and also we had to go to our co-op meetings. I hope next time we go during summer and for longer!!! Peru is just Magical!!