Today isn't even 'Carnaval de Tira Agua' -Carnival of Throwing Water, the date is sometime later this month, though let me say I know what it's going to be like! Already today, just between walking back home for lunch from Amantaní I ended up with a wet butt! My second attack came less than two hours later, this time walking back to Amantaní. Luckily the guy (assuming women aren't that evil!) missed and I only ended up with a soaking sneaker! I then had my eyes peeled for more attacks, but realised they are hard to avoid, after watching a couple water balloons being catapulted over the 6 lane highway of Avenida de la Cultura!
Anyway, my fun for the day!
UPDATE: I must have a sign on my back saying 'Get me wet!' as today's hit is now the third time I've arrived somewhere wet! Here's my idea of a compromise with its inventors: Let everyone play around with water balloons as normal, but pay my bus fairs and throw in a gym membership for the time of carninval, as I can't trust a walk anywhere without ending up soaked at the door!
ANOTHER UPDATE: This afternoon I thwarted another water balloon attack, though it was mostly luck. Some boys with two huge water balloons managed to appear out of nowhere and taget me, but at that close range, the strong rubbered big balloon bounced off me and got the boy wet on the backsplash! I only heard the second balloon plop behind me as I ran away. Unfortunately I still have to get there and back from Amantaní again today!
18th FEBRUARY: I honestly would have thought the novelty of these waterbombs would have worn off by now. Apparently not, as you can see by the updated tally. The hit occurred as I was trying to negotiate crossing the street yesterday - unfair I thought! And the miss today was against Gaby and me, almost in exactly the same place. Also had a little boy manage to squirt his water pistol into a bag I was carrying, he seemed pretty impressed by his hit as I was surprised!
Current tally: 4 hits-3 misses
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