MUNGO EATS Latin America

Now here’s some real excitement, for a change.  Today, was dune buggy/sandboarding day!  This afternoon we were buckled into the seats of a nine seater dune buggy.  Our driver, Ricardo, told us  to hang on and away we went.  We sped along the dunes, initially just to a look out point, and were given a chance to take pictures of the landscape.  

Sean took a moment to reflect.  I think he was meditating on the merits of  the “dune buggy”!  Maybe, he was just crossing his fingers for a longer ride.

In any case, he was pretty excited about the upcoming ride, and had to pose with the vehicle.

There was another burst of speed in the buggy and then it was time to give sandboarding a try.  At the first hill, Sara and Sean were given their sandboards first, and wasted no time getting ready for the first ride. 

It wasn’t until after Sara took off down the hill, that we were told, we had to wait for the guide to launch us, and by the way, he would like us to go headfirst on our bellies.  Oops!  This is Kevin setting up, the proper way!

Kevin won the distance award in our group, coasting down one dune, across a flat section and down the next dune.  The rest of the group took two turns to complete the same run.  Just so you know I didn’t chicken out, here is photo proof.

What style, hey? 

With the sandboarding part of our adventure complete, we moved on to the sightseeing portion of the adventure.  We were taken to another nearby oasis, where fruits such as mangoes and dates are grown.

Finally, we got crazy with the serious driving portion of the trip!!  Seriously fast, steep, slanted, just a huge rush.  At times we were literally flying out of our seats.  I was busy trying to keep my lunch firmly in my stomach where it belonged, but the rest of my family was squealing with delight (okay, Kevin is not much of a squealer, but you get the picture).  We got to stop one more time on the last dune before the town, for a picture op of the town from above.

Told you it was small.  Then it was back to town.  Quite an exciting ride.  Tomorrow, hopefully we will be in Nazca, we hope to take a flight over the famed Nazca lines.  Think I will fill up on Gravol for the that one.