Covered in Sand

Nazca Part II: Aqueducts, Dune Buggies and Sand Boarding

March 17th 2013
I still wasn't having any luck finding a tour to the aqueducts or for the sand dunes. As I sat doing my research and combing through my guide books, the phone rang. The tour desk here at the hotel had 4 people confirmed for the dune buggy ride out to the sand dunes and would I like to go? Heck yeah I would! All I had to do was show up in the lobby at 2:30 with my sunglasses, hat, sun screen an ... read more

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Brendan Vermillion

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Well, through good timing and lots of luck, I am about to hit the skies again. It has been far too long since my last journey. As much as I love going to visit my family each year, the act of heading to the airport and climbing on a plane to the homeland lacks the edge, excitement and the element of the unknown that a trip abroad brings. As with the rest of the world, my life shifted and changed through the pandemic; however, it is time to set free Brenno, the traveler lurking just beneath my daily home persona. The next big adventure is a trip to the Galapagos Islands. This will once again i... full info

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19th March 2013

Anastasia78
Anastasia78

Cool perspective!
Great photo! You are oozing happiness!! :)

19th March 2013

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Thank you! I took a video clip sand boarding down the dunes and took this still shot at the bottom. I love speed and thrill rides, so this made me very happy.

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