This was a really early day, we had to pick up a flight from Jacksonville to Lima, Peru.
We had a long layover in Miami where we could relax before the long flight.
Isla San Lorenzo, the largest island off Peru’s coast, sits right across from Callao and is easy to spot when flying into Lima. Once piled high with guano that made Peru rich in the 1800s, the island is wrapped in legend—pirates were said to have hidden treasure there, and later it served as a naval base. Today it’s off-limits to the public, which only adds to its mystery, making that glimpse from the plane feel like a peek at Peru’s secret island.
Once we arrived in Lima, we grabbed our bags and met our tour guide at the airport, he walked us to our hotel which was right at the airport.
Wilfredo, our main tour guide welcomed us and gave us each a ticket for a Pisco Sour. We were to grab dinner on our own and meet everyone early for another day of travel to the Amazon River portion of our trip.
The Pisco Sour was invented in the 1920s by an American bartender named Victor Vaughen Morris, who had opened a bar in Lima, Peru. One day, he ran out of the whiskey he normally used for whiskey sours, so he swapped in pisco, the local spirit. The result was so good that it caught on immediately—and eventually became Peru’s signature cocktail.
Dinner was delicious. The staff were so kind and friendly. They didn’t want to rush us, we had to beg for our bill.
Happiness is Possible 