Hola!
So here we are in Mancora, right on the beautiful sandy beach. But let me rewind a few days to where we left off – Iquitos. The remainder of our time there was spent at the market at Belen and at a butterfly conservatory on the Amazon.
Our dinner at the Rubber Baron house was interesting….to say the least. It was completely empty when we walked in – the entrance-way looked “Rubber Baron-esque“, but inside was a gigantic space fluorescently lit, full of empty tables with weird dead animals on the walls. Our server was very nice, but he spoke very quickly and I had trouble understanding him. It seemed like a pretty legit place though, and so I ordered salad (usually a no-no), and Jenny ventured to order the alligator – our waiter checked to make sure that´s what she wanted by pointing to the big dead alligator skin pinned to the wall behind us. mmmm….I would not be trying a bite of Jenny´s food tonight, thank you very much! Or would I….
After Belen, we headed to the Butterfly conservatory, a 15 minute boat ride down the river. They were really beautiful, and we also met some monkeys and a jaguar there. I´m a little afraid of monkeys because I was bit by one once (true story!), but they are definitely entertaining.
After checking out the boat to Yurimaguas and weighing our options, we decided instead to fly to Tumbes via Lima - a little more pricey, but it gave us an extra three days, was definitely safer, and saved us from the jail of a hot, tiny cabin on the boat. And that brings us to Mancora (we came here almost directly from Tumbes, because it was pretty sketchy there, and I had to yell at a scamming cab-driver. stressful day, long story.) But Mancora is great! Our room is a little pricier than usual ($20 per person) but it is so cool, with bamboo doors, terracotta-like walls, and a big bunk bed built out of logs…and a fan! We pretty much walk straight out of our room onto the beach, which makes it pretty easy to keep our valuables safe.
We took surfing lessons today..and are so tired and bashed up! I have a massive scrape down my back, and Jenny has a huge bruise on her hip. Both of us have bruised ribs and collarbones, and our arms are so sore!!! I´m also beginning to come to terms with the fact that I will never be an accomplished surfer – but we both got up a few times, so all in all it was lots of fun, and a great work-out. =) We are also both a little red – Jens a little more so, so we´ve been slopping on the sunscreen and its starting to go away.
We are kebushed from surfing, so although we already took a nap today we are pretty ready to sleep now at 9 o clock. This is the life.
Tomorrow, we are heading off to some hot springs and a mud bath, and plan to do a morning horseride along the beach. Yay!
Hasta Luego,
-R
Our surfing battle wounds- Jenny´s hip=
by Rebecca | Photographer
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