Huanchaco, Huaraz, Lima, Huacachina, Nazca - Perú

Good ol’ Cass and I headed out of Chachapoyas on the night bus to Chiclayo – arrived there at 4:30 a.m. and hoped the 5 o’clock bus to Trujillo. From there just one more bus to Huanchaco, the nearby beach town which drawers surfers and tourists year round. The beach itself is absolutely nothing to write home or anywhere else about, but it was nice to have some warm weather and sunshine – and ceviche too. After our time in the mountains we were experiencing some form of withdraws! Huanchaco is known for their reed fishing boats and great waves, so we sat along the water front and enjoyed both. I only had the 1 day in Huanchaco, as my night bus for Huaraz was set to leave at 9 p.m. – so off I went yet again! Said goodbye to Cassie & her...

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Mancora & Chachapoyas - Perú

Fell asleep on the bus in Ecuador, woke up in Peru at 5:30 a.m. Immediately grabbed a bus to Mancora, the most famous beach of Peru; surrounded by desert and shacks, the playa itself is like a little holiday oasis filled with sunbathers, kite surfers, music, bars and restaurants. Living in Southeast Asia completely spoiled me in many ways, and one of them is now having an impossibly high standard of what a “good beach” is. Mancora itself doesn’t really stand out in any way, except the fact that it is in the right place at the right time. The weather is always sunny and warm, and when you have to spend hundreds of hours in buses to get through South America, it’s refreshing to have a place to stop off for a swim, a fresh ceviche (or other...

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