Just got off the beach.
Wonderful day so far in northern Peru. Woke up and had some breakfast, then went out for a prolonged trip to the beach. Attempted surfing for a while but it was super crowded and not much happening, still fun though. Then went and hung out with the people from the hostel on the beach, did some tanning and got some sandwiches from the "sandwich lady." Then some bodyboarding and another attempt at surfing...and probably going to go get some cheap seafood for dinner as well...Overall it will be a good day, actually two good days in a row. The only downside is going to be that I have to catch a bus tonight to get to the next destination, I´m getting really tired of buses.
While right now were in the ideal tropical warm beaches and its a lot of fun, starting to definitely miss home a little more each day. Its fun down here, but tiring in its own way. Excited to go see more, equally excited to get back and see the family and friends...and hopefully when I get back i´ll be super tan!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Lake Titicaca
Well again its been a long time and i´ve done a lot of stuff since I last wrote. However, due to intense family pressure I´m going to start trying to write more often.
I´ll start with leaving Bolivia. Our last stop was lake Titicaca and and the town of Copacabana. The town was nice, on the edge of the lake with a semi sandy beach and lots of nice little shops and restaurants. Had some amazing fish while we were there. You can go down to the lake front and there´s all these little fish shacks where all the locals eat, so using our advanced selection method of finding the place with the most locals, we found a nice little place about in the middle of the row. The fish was great and cheap, we both got this thing called the devil fish which is grilled trout covered in sauteed veggies and some spicy peppers...amazing. Copacabana also has this neat cemetery and shrine area at the top of the hill right on the lake so we decided to take a quick jaunt up there. However this quick trek was nowhere near quick as we were at 12,600 feet, it turned it to a very slow walk as we huffed and puffed our way up this tiny hill and got passed by the locals. The view from the top was amazing though and definitely worth it. I think in total we stayed there for three or so days and then headed off to Cuzco Peru and Lima. Which I´.ll talk about next time...and hopefully I´ll find my adapter and be able to upload some pictures as well.
As for now its a 2 minute walk to a beautiful white sandy beach, surf, and sun!!!
I´ll start with leaving Bolivia. Our last stop was lake Titicaca and and the town of Copacabana. The town was nice, on the edge of the lake with a semi sandy beach and lots of nice little shops and restaurants. Had some amazing fish while we were there. You can go down to the lake front and there´s all these little fish shacks where all the locals eat, so using our advanced selection method of finding the place with the most locals, we found a nice little place about in the middle of the row. The fish was great and cheap, we both got this thing called the devil fish which is grilled trout covered in sauteed veggies and some spicy peppers...amazing. Copacabana also has this neat cemetery and shrine area at the top of the hill right on the lake so we decided to take a quick jaunt up there. However this quick trek was nowhere near quick as we were at 12,600 feet, it turned it to a very slow walk as we huffed and puffed our way up this tiny hill and got passed by the locals. The view from the top was amazing though and definitely worth it. I think in total we stayed there for three or so days and then headed off to Cuzco Peru and Lima. Which I´.ll talk about next time...and hopefully I´ll find my adapter and be able to upload some pictures as well.
As for now its a 2 minute walk to a beautiful white sandy beach, surf, and sun!!!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
On the road again.
Ah, were finally getting back to traveling. After being in one place for so long we are ready to go adventure again.
We have been in Cochabamba for nearly a month now working with missionaries and volunteering. Its been a good experience. For most of our time here we were either working in a carpentry shop or helping set with they office by painting rooms and helping in other ways to aid in finishing the remodel.
Some things of note though. Last weekend we went fishing in the amazon basin. It was beautiful and a once in a lifetime experience, even though we didn't catch any fish. Because they are expensive the locals don't use fishing rods, instead they buy line and wrap it around a piece of wood and then cast by whirling the line around and throwing it out into the river. We had planned on fishing the entire night but ended up falling asleep in a random partially flooded boat. Definitely something different.
Well tonight we are off to La Paz and then from there Lake Titicaca and then finally Peru.
We have been in Cochabamba for nearly a month now working with missionaries and volunteering. Its been a good experience. For most of our time here we were either working in a carpentry shop or helping set with they office by painting rooms and helping in other ways to aid in finishing the remodel.
Some things of note though. Last weekend we went fishing in the amazon basin. It was beautiful and a once in a lifetime experience, even though we didn't catch any fish. Because they are expensive the locals don't use fishing rods, instead they buy line and wrap it around a piece of wood and then cast by whirling the line around and throwing it out into the river. We had planned on fishing the entire night but ended up falling asleep in a random partially flooded boat. Definitely something different.
Well tonight we are off to La Paz and then from there Lake Titicaca and then finally Peru.
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