3rd Stop: Mancora, Perù

We made it through the hectic border and at this point found ourselves in a crazy, yet relaxing beach town of Perù. The city is called Mancorá, and we heard about it from a girl traveling with us in Colombia. As of a few days prior, we had agreed to cut the beach day out, as we have so much to see yet in so little time, but I am so glad we revisited the idea and went with it!

We arrived safely in Mancorà still a little shaky, hopped out of our van and jumped in the back of a ´tuk tuk´ to take us to our hostel on the beach. We approached the beach just in time to catch the end of the beautiful sunset on the water. The place we stayed at is called the Point and we instantly felt like we were back in highschool on a spring break trip to Cancùn! The guys behind the bar were shirtless, pouring drinks with their tanned and toned bodies, the music was blarring and other hostel guests were doing beer-bongs off the bar! Not to mention, when we were escorted to our room, which was dormitory style, there was a hot surfer from England napping in his swimsuit in the bunkbed below ours. I knew we were going to like it here!

We spent that night having drinks to relax and getting to know other people at the hostel. We ate a late dinner, had a poker tournament, watched other crazy travelers drink themselves to stupidness and ended the night with a large group of us laying in a circle in the sand on the beach talking about our travels. It was awesome! I love the people I meet and the stories I hear while traveling. I slept very well that night, knowing that we were safe on the beach and had a fun day ahead of us!

The next morning, Friday June 2nd, I woke up to beautiful weather and spent the first early hours watching the World Cup outdoors in beanbags on the patio. Holland was playing and we had many people from there staying at the hostel so it was a big game. After a few hours of soccer, Laura and I broke from the group and heading into town. We walked the shore of the beach and did a little souvneir shopping. I love little beach towns! We bought some icecream and shared a coconut before grabbing some lunch. We ate at an awesome seafood joint right on the water, endulging in shrimp and prawns, all while having another feeling, like in the Galapagos, that we were in paradise! After yesterday it couldn't get much better than this. We walked back to our hostel along the beach and then relaxed by the pool for a couple hours, before enjoying an organized game of volleyball at the Point. We unfortuantely then had to say goodbye to the beautiful beach and our new friends, as we were attempting our 2nd overnight bus ride, this time to Lima, Perù! Adios for now!