Showing posts with label sandboarding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sandboarding. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Riding Sand Dunes in Peru

 

As our taxi pulled up to the tiny village of Huacachina, after a long day of bus riding from Nazca, I was taken aback by the view. I felt like I was suddenly in the Arabian deserts, worlds away from the beaches of Mancora and the historic lights of Lima.
 
 
Without even trying, I found myself next to an oasis in the middle of the deserts of Peru.


The next natural step was to get in a huge 4x4 with a wild engine and ride the sand dunes like a rollercoaster. And then, once at the top, to ride head-first down the dunes on a small sandboard.

 
It was the sandiest day of my life.


Despite still finding sand in my pockets now 2 weeks later, it remains one of the best activites I've done in Peru.


From the top of a giant pile of sand, I found myself longing for more of this madness. Longing for more of these days where I wake up and don't know that a few hours later I'll have sand in my teeth and a big grin on my face after riding down a steep sand dune. Longing for more moments of life where I can just jump in head-first and feel the wind (and sand) on my skin.

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