hellbent hikers homers home

Where da party at?  South America! Sweet! Heading to Lima right now, altitude 36000 feet,ground speed 550 miles an hour. At this speed we'll be there at 9.30 tonite.  So pumped to see the country, one month of backpacking should do the trick. Our daughter Cookie and Dave have been there for 2 weeks already. Cant wait to hookup in Nazca to fly those mysterious lines but for now a nice smooth landing in Lima is next on the list.  Angie had the chicken and rice I had the penne and meatballs. Shes the Italian one, you would think it would be the other way around?  Just over Kingston Jamaica mon .  Its almost a straight line due south from our home town in  Ontario to Lima . Only 1 hour time change,no jet lag for a change! Our stopover in Newark New Jersey gave us a great opportunity to see the skyline of New York City along with the Empire State building.  We contemplated what it would have been like watching those twin towers burn from here.No one seems to mind the extensive security checks anymore! Toronto-Newark 1.10 min  Newark-Lima 7.30 min.  The plane is filled with Peruvians, dark skinned,round faces and jet black hair.  A people and culture that we are eager to explore. Our plans are to journey down the coast from Lima to Nazca then to Arequipa,into Arica Chile,over to La Paz Bolivia then back into Peru via Puno travelling further into the Andes until arriving at Cuzco and our eventual ascent to Machu Picchu.  An action packed itinerary that only the Globetrottingwanabees are krazy enough to attempt.