A New Country

So here we are again starting over in Peru. After many long hours on the bus we get to the town Nic wanted to stay at for a month, Mancora. It took only a few minutes to make a change in plans. We ended up staying only one night. Mancora is crowded, hot, has the pan-American highway running through it, and not a whole lot of beauty. We quickly packed our bags the next morning and made our way to Lobitos.

We ask the taxi driver to take us to the cheapest hostal. He said it would cost about 20 soles which is a little lest than $10 a person. This wasn't really in our budget but we figured we could get a better deal long term. Supposedly the place was a friend of his but later when we were talking with the owner he had no idea what the taxi drivers name was. The taxi driver was also wrong because it was 25 soles each for one night and he told us there was no place to camp, which was also a lie. The hostal was in comfortable home with hot water and a tv but we needed something cheaper.

The next day we found our home for the month. I wish I had my camera because this place is something else. Its an old warehouse that has been turned into a tent camp. It reminds me of a giant kids play house with a small skate ramp downstairs, paint all over the walls of art and different surfer thoughts, and couches made of old parts over looking the beach. Nic and I have the best spot in the house. Its on the third floor with our own little silla and a room that we added a lock to. We also have a great view of Piscinas which is one of Nic's favorite surf spots now.

The town itself is like another world. Down the way used to be military but now all that is left is empty buildings and homes without roofs. Out in the water there are platforms that are sucking up the oil from below. And everywhere you look is desert. Time goes by quickly here and you loose track of what happened the day before. We met a pair of german twins that don't even surf but ended up staying here for over a month although they only planned a week or so.

So now the day consists of eating, surfing and maybe swimming for me, sleeping, eating, surfing, eating, and a sometimes more surfing. Everyone surfs here so much that they actually go to bed early. I went body boarding the other day with a board this guy let me borrow for free but I'm too cheap to rent a board so I'm waiting to either buy a cheap body board or long board. I'm also starting two different projects today. I want to make cookies bad so I'm going to try and make a solar oven. The other project is chickens!! One of our new friends has a killer spot and wants chickens so I volunteered. If Nic gets out of the water soon enough then we are going to go into town, get a bunch of food and chickens. I'm excited :) Hopefully with all this free time I'll be able to keep up with the blog a little better. I'm sorry again for falling behind but without a camera I was lacking the motivation to post anything.