You know, when I was younger and more practical (in some ways you are more practical when you're younger) I always thought the idea of building a swimming pool right next to the ocean was a little bit ridiculous. I mean, you do have the ocean right there after all. If you cool off, you can trot off and jump into that.
However, in my older, wiser days, I've come to realize that the ocean/pool combo is basically the only way to recline and relax. I mean, what's better than reclining on a bridge of sand conveniently located between the raging ocean, and a calm, artificial pool? Plus, after the ocean, you need a spot to stop and get the salt off.
The above picture was taken at my sister in law's club which is just south of Lima. In all honesty, wouldn't life be better if the entirety of it were spent reclining on beach chairs and sipping drinks with umbrellas? Whether your into Lima adventures or Gran Canaria Adventures, you can pretty much find them on a beach with a man-made pool.
My sneaking suspicion is that it pretty much is possible to live like this 100 percent of the time. In my case, the only additional accessory I'd need would be a laptop, a computer, and a Wi-Fi link! I could retitle my blog "News from the Beach" and replace the image of Machu Picchu with one of myself drinking a Pina Colada.
The funny thing is, if you start talking like this, sooner or later some joker is going to say, "naw...you'd get bored and start looking for work within a month."
Uh-huh.
That's just the brain washing of society my friends. The ridiculous belief that deep down you WANT to spend all your time in labors that keep you impoverished and make millionaires out of the mediocre. Brave New World is here.
I'll take the beach.
Anything that helps people to relax and feel completely comfortable and refreshed is OK by me and if a pool by the ocean does the trick, why not? I've never been to Asia that's a resort south of Lima. Maybe that's where that picture was taken, but I've passed by it several times on my way to Chilca. I'm told that thousands of Limenos head for Asia on the weekends for much needed relaxation. I wonder if people find it as relaxing as those who enjoy the pool by the ocean in the picture that you posted above.
ReplyDeleteThis is lame timing, and my comment has nothing to do with your post (great picture by the way!) But I have an oral presentation to do in my Spanish class, and here's the big thing, I need you Mr. Peru (or anyone really) to give me any sentence or snippet from, say, a tourist guide in Spanish, preferably a factoid on something trivial. I'm doing my report on Julio Cortázar (not sure if you know who that is). So, In conclusion, No tengo idea qué estoy hablando (sic?)Also, it's weird not seeing Mr. Marshall not on here, where did he go?
ReplyDeleteHi James.I miss not seeing Mr Dean here too.I think that right now he's possibly focusing most of his time on his upcoming trip to Peru. Here's a snippet that may help: Peru es la tierra de los Incas which translated means Peru is the land of the Incas. Good luck and it was nice seeing you here again.
ReplyDeleteSo I just turned 60 a few days a go and was telling some of friends how "damn tired" I was after working 45 years. Instead of congratulating me on surviving such a fucking "marathon of labor" they peppered me with questions like, "Do you have enough money to retire on?", "What will you do until you can draw your full Social Security at age 66?", "Will your IRAs performance be enough to last until you die? and "Do you have plenty of life insurance for your family?" The truth is, I really don't know, because now that America's system of free enterprise has been hijacked by "casino capitalism" where our country's monetary policy is dictated by Wall Street I'll be lucky if I'll be able to afford a down payment on a ham sandwich. Think I'm kidding, just ask the millions of Americans who've watched their retirement dreams evaporate into thin air, and with the very real possibility of never rebounding, as their homes and pensions lost over $7 trillion dollars in equity value during the Great Recession. That ain't chump change my friends. Yea I saved for a rainy day, but not for a damn monsoon. Nor did I think my government would ever be a willing accomplice driving the "get away" car for a bunch of criminal enterprises like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Chase Morgan Stanley that "gang raped" the American economy's ass so severely they left it an oozing, bloody pulp. The "last hurrah" of my American Dream is to get my sorry ass down to Peru this summer and bask in the glory of sipping that Pina Colada by the side of the sea in the shadow of Machu Picchu. After that it will be time to storm Washington and reclaim my country back the thieves and charlatans. Viva Peru!
ReplyDeleteCool, didn{t know I could sit by the sea in the shadow of Machu Picchu. That must have been one hell of a tsunami.
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