Blogs from Piura, Peru, South America - page 8

I woke up today around 745am to head to Green Eggs and Ham for breakfast with Charlotte. We planned on kitesurfing today at 9. Breakfast was great! We arrived at the kitesurfing place around 9. Alex showed up around 910 (one of the employees) and Rein showed up around 930. The waves were way too large to get out so Rein cancelled the lessons for this morning...so instead of kitesurfing, the two of us hung out on the beach all day and worked on our tans. We grabbed lunch at the Birdhouse and shared buffalo wings...I ended up getting an italian sub which was VERY GOOD. Halfway through the day a sunglasses guy came around and asked if I wanted sunglasses...I saw a pair of white oakleys that wouldn´t look too bad on me... so I ... read more

I was up at 830am to surf at 9am. We asked a few people last night when high tide was suppose to be and they said 9. I got dressed, threw on some sunscreen and headed to the canadian´s room to pick up Braden. He was still sleeping, so he changed and headed out with me. We rented some boards from Ruben´s place where we had breakfast yesterday. The Peruvian guy speaks spanish, french, and english pretty well. I grabbed a short board while Braden chose a longboard and we headed out. The break was pretty crowded so it was tough to get a wave. I had a few chances but the shortboard I had was not too great. A local kid was giving me pointers in spanish and giving me the rules of the road...as ... read more

We hopped off the bus in Tumbes around 4:30 and caught a tuk-tuk to the bus station where we could get a bus to Máncora. A tuk-tuk is part motorbike, part rick-shaw that was LOTS OF FUN! We made it to the bus station just in time and were able to hop on the 5pm bus to Máncora. It was a dirty, smelly bus but our only mode of transportation to our Shangrila on the beach! I popped open the window and started my nap. It took about 2 hours to get here, but it already feels well worth the trip. We were told it was Montañita 2.0 and it definitely felt bigger. When we hopped off the bus, some tuk-tuk drivers were asking if we wanted a taxi (they will be called taxis from now ... read more

Jaja, der Simon ist nach Ecuator ins schoene Peru gereist. Zuerst nach Mankora, da hab ich ein paar meiner ersten schoenen sauberen Wellen gesurft, und dann nach Lobitos, ins Los Muelles Surf Camp. Die besten Wellen Perus, leider ohne Swell. Das heisst, nicht wirlich viele und nicht grosse Wellen. Ich hab ab trotzdem viel Spass gehabt und viel gelernt. War genial. So in einer Welle zu surfen ist toll. Unglaubliches gefuehl. Dann hab ich mich mit Bakterien angesteckt (schooon wieder). Und Diarea. Claro. Drum bin ich dann wieder gegangen. Und zwar nach Lima. Dort bin ich jetzt.... read more

The VIP section of the bus to Mancora was sold out, so we had to make do with 2nd class, which is still luxurious. We arrived in Mancora in the morning, and after haggling with a tuk tuk driver we settled on staying at Kon Tiki Bungalows, a little bit of luxury to end my trip. They are set slightly above the town, and he soon realised his tuk tuk couldn't make the journey, so we had to walk. It was worth the walk tho, great views of the town and the ocean, a stunning restaurant bar, and 3 little bungalows. 1 was free, and altho a little pricier than the hostels in town, well worth it. We said we wanted to stay for 5 nights and could we get a discount if we paid upfront. ... read more