Huanchaco

Howdy from a sweet surf town,

We left Lima on an overnight bus that brought us to this sleepy little surf and fishing village. We have spent our days here enjoying having so much travel time that we are afforded a leisurely beach day. Although still a bit cold, we got some beach time in and watched the surfers as well as the fishermen work the sea.

Hank and I are still enjoying the company of our new Canadian friends and plan to continue to travel north with them. The four of us are staying at La Casa Suize hostel which is such a find. If ever you need to flee the U.S., might I recommend this hostel and village to escape to?

We are quickly learning much about traveling around South America and have been subject to many "stupid tourist" moments but are enjoying the lessons. We barely made our bus because of a confusion in ticket purchases. Thanks to many locals who have been less than helpful, they have helped provide the "adventure." And many more thanks to the ones who have been patient enough to help us, like our cab driver that drove like a maniac from the bus station to get our money back for wrong tickets and then like a maniac back to the bus where we made our bus within minutes of its departure, these locals have been our heros.

Tomorrow we plan to have a lazy beach day and if we are brave enough to bare the cold water, we will surf. Other upcoming plans include visiting more ruins in Huanchaco, heading north to see the world's longest left break, inland to the Amazon and then South. Very South.

Love to all and look forward to seeing you.

H&D