From him
Sorry to keep you hanging for the next edition of the amazing adventures of Specky and Shaun but things have been hectic for the last week. We have been holed up in a little join called Huanchaco about half way up the coast from Lima.
The capital city was a quick visit of about 3 days crammed with surfing, eating and sightseeing Miraflores, the suburb we stayed in which reminded me of somewhere in Miami or Europe , complete with department stores and shopping centres. Specky was able to treat the twitch she had developed with a long-awaited retail fix. I’m running the show here so poor Speck is occasionally deprived of the odd luxury. She is coping well, mostly!
Beach at Miraflores, Lima
Coastline, Miraflores, Lima
We took a cab (of where there are multitudes) to Central Lima and were throughly reminded that we are still in Peru. Surrounding the Plaza de Armas and main square is a city like so many in South America business district, morphs to affluent suburbs in one direction , in another, slums that are constructed in the cheapest material available and often finished with whatever can be found. Car bonnets, old bits of tin, 101 ways to build a wall.
We met an Argentinean friend our mate Carlos who lives in Lima. We had a meal and a chat along with a quick tiki tour around Lima.
Now Huanchaco is one of those sort of beaches where you could stay for months. It’s a basic looking place with the standard Peruvian hawkers and all the trimmings, cold beer, good cheap seafood. The bonus is the long left hand wave that breaks just before a pier and rolls into life with big long sections of face which is glassy most of the day. We also took a day trip to “the longest wave in the world” at Puerto Chicama. It’s an awesome set up but it was quite small when we were there. So Huanchaco has been the spot and Specky has settled into beach life con much gusto and we don’t seem to be in too much of a hurry.
Pier at Haunchaco, Peru
Sunset at Huanchaco, Peru
Not a hell of a lot to report this time, I’ve pretty much just been surfing, I have more saltwater up my hole than flipper!! When I add eating, drinking, hammock swinging to the rest of my day, there’s time for buggar all else.
Next stop is Mancora which funny enough is surrounded by glass waves as well. There will be a lot more of the same going on there I think!
From her
Despite what Shaun says, there is really no excuse for our lack of blogging. In between sunbathing, surfing and eating I’m not sure why we couldn’t find time to tell you what we have been doing! Ooops!
The last time we blogged we were in Paracas, the poor mans Galapagos. Since then we have been through Lima, the capital city and then Huanchaco, a very quaint fishing village with very good waves.
Lima was a mostly a beautiful city, well what we saw anyway. Great architecture and a beautiful coastline. We spent a couple of days sightseeing including visiting the amazing Monestary of Saint Francis of Assisi. I think that’s one of the best historical places I have seen since being in SA. We also caught up with a good friend of ex Spanish teacher. He took us out for a meal and gave us the low down on Lima, always a good thing to catch up with a local.
After Lima we made our way on another 9hr journey to Haunchaco. Shaun has loved the surf and I have loved the fact that I could step out onto our balcony press 1 on the phone and order myself some very scrumptions food. It really doesn’t get any better than that.
View from our balcony, Huanchaco, Peru
While in Huanchaco we took a trip out to Puerto Chicama, a small fishing village which hosts the longest left hand wave in the world. It was such a beautiful spot, so relaxing and chilled. I sun-baked with Benny and Phoebes while Adam and Shaun surfed for Africa. I also did a spot of photography which the locals where very happy to be a part of – finally!
My guru husband surfer
Sunset at Puerto Chicama, Peru
Some local kids happy to smile for me
How cute is this man
Puervian Hairless dog
I’ve been really enjoying our coastal journey. Moving from beach to beach taking in the sunsets and enjoying the fresh air. We only have about 40 odd days to go until we are back to Perth and working again. Its going to be really hard after this slice of heaven!
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