What would Jenna’s visit to Peru be without a road trip? Especially a trip with a shrieking 1-year-old! Yes, that’s right. Bet you didn’t know Nia’s lungs have the capacity to sustain shrieks for 3 hours straight!?!
We made the best of it though, stopping for 1 night in Chincha before heading on to Ica (4 hours south of Lima on the Pan-American Highway). This trip was selected specifically so Jenna could have a high-adrenaline-experience that she’d never had before: Dune-buggying and Sand-boarding. I’m happy to report that it was a big hit!
I was the lucky one that got to join Jenna for the fun (while Nick did baby duty). Dang did we have a good time! We started with a Dune-buggy ride that looked something like this:
It was sunset as we were riding, so I managed to get some absolutely spectacular shots of the dunes as well. The sand went as far as the eye could see (and managed to infiltrate every bodily crevice by the end of our ride).
About halfway through the ride we stopped at the top of a major dune to do some sand-boarding. I was a wee bit nervous but managed to make it down the hill (on my tummy, face first, mind you!) one time. Jenna, on the other hand, took this sport to the extreme during her 4 runs.
She loved it so much, in fact, that she decided to take some sand home with her on her face!
Here’s a look at what we got to experience:
The other note-worthy mention is that Nia got into a swimming pool for the very first time. We’ve been trying repeatedly to get her to swim (to no avail) and Auntie Jenna coerces her in on the first try. Special Auntie voodoo? Who knows, who cares! We’re just happy she finally got in! Here’s the exciting moment captured on film!
And there you have it folks. We have now completed our second mildly successful road trip with the baby! I’ll say one thing, she definitely makes things memorable…
