It was sad to say goodbye to Ecuador, but we were excited to be entering Peru. Unlike our easy flight from Colombia to Ecuador, this international crossing involved about two hours at the border station, at around 3am. Our arrival in Máncora was therefore quite a tired one! This was made up for by days spent going to cafes and lying on the beach, which aren’t too taxing, so a fantastic time was had.
Weather:
A brief return to the 30’s, and quite a dry heat despite being at the coast. A welcome change after rainy Ecuador, but too hot for us Brits to stay for a long time.
Where we stayed:
Our accommodation was a simple room, completely ‘self check-in’ style, i.e. keys just waiting for us on arrival – but this suited our 5am arrival well. Other than the leaky toilet, we had a pleasant stay making feline friends and sitting on our little deckchairs!
Best thing we ate:
The Green Eggs and Ham cafe welcomed us each day for breakfast, and while the eggs, pancakes and other dishes were good, the Dulce de Vanilla in Florence’s iced coffee was delicious. Unfortunately the next morning I was too sleepy to remember to order it for myself…
Coolest thing we did:
As they say: when in Rome, go to the beach – and that’s just about all we did! An incredibly friendly and helpful tuktuk driver, Alex, recommended the best beach spots for us, namely Pocitas and Vichayito.
On both days / both beaches, it was conveniently happy hour (it seemingly hasn’t not been happy hour for 6 weeks now..) which meant for a wonderfully low price we had cocktails in hand as well as sun loungers, hammocks and palm umbrellas to ourselves. The high season ended a few weeks ago, so there were only a few other visitors on the beach.
The Pacific ocean was a lovely temperature to swim in, and later reflected gorgeous sunsets. We also saw lots of birds diving into the water for fish, which was quite stunning.
Bonus:
The cats. Our accommodation had lots of lovely cats who were keen for some attention, to the point they flung themselves at our mosquito net in the morning.
Next stop, Lima! (after some long bus rides…)
Besos,
Chris y Florence
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