Lima is a real surf city, which sits at the top of cliffs next to the shore.
There are a number of breaks right in the middle of the city and I am keen to bag a few of them while here.
This morning I strolled down the cliff path to the beach you see here, which is called Playa la Pampilla.
The shore is steeply shelving pebbles, which are very similar to the north shore in Llandudno where I grew up.
This means the waves always crash quite heavily on the shore so getting out is a question of timing. You wait for a wave to come in and as it is crashing down you run down the pebble slope and launch yourself over the top and on to the back of it. It is then just paddling like mad to make sure you get out before the next one arrives.
I managed that with aplomb and even got all the way out back without having to go through any waves.
Such dry hair paddle outs are rare but are a particular blessing when the water is as cold as it is durig the winter back in the UK.
I was expecting it to be very quite in the water today because most people would be at work, incluing my friend Javier, but there was a crew of local old timers out on their longboards having a great time in the water.
They were certainly getting the best of the session and not for the first time on this trip I was missing my own longboard which I left at home.
I still managed to catch a few though and this is the best picture of the day. My wet suit seems to have relaxed a bit too so I could enjoy myself a bit more in the water because it wasn’t as exhausting.
The walk back up the cliffs though was painful because they are so steep and high. My calves were burning!
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