3 May: Abby is in Peru for a couple of months conducting some final bits of her Ph.D. research on international water policy. She met us at the Lima airport after our overnight flight from L.A. and showed us some sights near the waterfront. We went on foot and by bus to a cafe perched on the edge of a steep bluff overlooking the bay, where we were introduced to two tropical fruit drinks, lucuma (orange-colored) and guanabana (pale green), both delicious. Then we walked along Malecon park, an attractive park and pathway for bikes and pedestrians along the top of the bluff, where Abby goes when she wants to do a long run when in Lima. At dusk we walked to the Barranca district, where there are several old colonial-period villas and we chose a seafood restaurant for supper: cheviche, chupa, and sole (all very good).
