I woke up the morning we were supposed to leave Trujillo and drive all day to Lima with a horrible stomach ache. I proceeded to take the whole morning visciously getting rid of something my body didn't like. I swear this always happens on days we are supposed to travel. So I had to take the wretched ¨plug up¨ medicine, and we began our journey home. The other two girls we were with on the way up took a bus home earlier, so we got the car to ourselves, which was really nice. We stopped at a random beach on our way home and drove along the sand for a bit. It looked pretty good, so Mo and Jordi surfed and I photographed. It was one of the longest waves I´ve ever seen - after they caught a wave, they had a 5-10 minute walk to get back to the point.
After that little adventure, Mo took us to the sugarcane feilds his family owns, and we saw where he lived and worked for the past couple years, managing the company.
We finally made it back to Lima and passed out right away. Mo woke us up the next morning to take us to his beach house in Lima. We got to ride quads, and surf a fun wave, and ride bikes around the whole neighborhood. It was super fun :) Then we raced back into town because Mo has a friend who is a dentist, who agreed to see Jordi last minute and fix his fillings. Jordi got three fillings with state of the art equipment - for $45! I think we will be returning to Peru - if only to go to the dentist!
From there Mo took us to Miraflores, one of the coolest parts of Lima - with a huge park, sidewalk restuarants, markets, and a big cathedral. We then met up with Chino and two other of their friends for Chifa - Peruvian Chinese food. Soooooooo goooooood!!!! Mo expertly ordered and we all had a great time. Jord and I thought it was funny that here we were eating really good quality food, and every single Peruvian at the table was drinking their Inka Cola. They actually love that sugary bubblegum drink.
The next morning we were driven to the airport to go to Cuzco by a driver and bodyguard in a bulletproof tinted window car, passing many Wong and Metro stores along the way. Sometimes I think to myself - who are we friends with, and how did we get into this situation? But both Mo and Chino are so gracious, sharing their house, time, surfboards, drivers - everything with us. We are so grateful, and had a blast with them. Until next time Jord needs a root canal....! :)
After that little adventure, Mo took us to the sugarcane feilds his family owns, and we saw where he lived and worked for the past couple years, managing the company.
We finally made it back to Lima and passed out right away. Mo woke us up the next morning to take us to his beach house in Lima. We got to ride quads, and surf a fun wave, and ride bikes around the whole neighborhood. It was super fun :) Then we raced back into town because Mo has a friend who is a dentist, who agreed to see Jordi last minute and fix his fillings. Jordi got three fillings with state of the art equipment - for $45! I think we will be returning to Peru - if only to go to the dentist!
From there Mo took us to Miraflores, one of the coolest parts of Lima - with a huge park, sidewalk restuarants, markets, and a big cathedral. We then met up with Chino and two other of their friends for Chifa - Peruvian Chinese food. Soooooooo goooooood!!!! Mo expertly ordered and we all had a great time. Jord and I thought it was funny that here we were eating really good quality food, and every single Peruvian at the table was drinking their Inka Cola. They actually love that sugary bubblegum drink.
The next morning we were driven to the airport to go to Cuzco by a driver and bodyguard in a bulletproof tinted window car, passing many Wong and Metro stores along the way. Sometimes I think to myself - who are we friends with, and how did we get into this situation? But both Mo and Chino are so gracious, sharing their house, time, surfboards, drivers - everything with us. We are so grateful, and had a blast with them. Until next time Jord needs a root canal....! :)
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