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Buenas Dias Amigos
Well our plan to relax in Paracas got tossed! We had a wonderful morning at the marine reserve and were glad we came South if not just for that! They had baby penguins!!! It was sooo cute! Hundreds if not thousands of sea lions (different types too)...sea birds...( we managed to avoid the flying pooh, but others on our boat were not so lucky!!!)
It was amazing altho I´m sure not even close to galapogos...none the less we were glad to have gone. We thought we had also booked the tour to the national reserve, but found we hadn´t so instead went diva style to rich mans hotel!!! It really was worth the money to stay at Hotel Paracas (not much by canadian standards, but top for peru) if not just for 24 hours of peace and quiet. We instantly felt better when we walked through the gates. Don wasn´t kidding when he said Paracas wasn´t attractive and we were glad for an oasis, even if it was a man made one.
Somehow we just haven´t had the heart to take pictures of what the Peruvians really live like...it is too heartbreaking. It is nothing more than run down shacks! There is also concrete and mud brick, but mostly these fallen down shacks!
After a great rest, we decided to head North...so back to Lima and on to Mancora. We caught the 4:30pm bus which actually left an hour later stuffed with baggage, chickens and who knows what else...ready for our 19 hour bus ride North. The coast from mid chile up to Ecuador is mostly desert...but the cliffs with the surf crashing below is fabulous! Our bus ride was actually quite posh...big roomy leather seats that laid almost right down...so dandy long legs here was happy, and they served us a pretty good supper!!
We arrived to what looked like Paradise...well Peru´s paradise anyway. The waters are clean here...we can actually swim if we choose to! We got a mototaxi out to our beach bungalow...it is heavenly! (the mototaxis are a riot on 3 wheels!!!) 125cc bombing up narrow rabbit trails on the cliffside! It is just what we needed and every minor frustration with the language, smells, poverty etc have all been worth it to see this part of Peru! There was a shoving match at the bus station between the mototaxi drivers as to who was going to take us...we didn´t know we were so popular!!! only in peru! haha
So here we plan to stay for at least 5 nights...but u never know u may have to come here to see us again!!!
Cheerio...until next time!
AnK