Like being greeted with glass of champagne, Peru welcomed me to Mancora with sand and sunshine. Something I accepted gratefully after weeks of gray skies and rain in Cuenca, Ecuador (especially in El Cajas).
As mentioned in the November Update, I was so excited about soaking in the sun and devouring Peruvian ceviche that I may have climaxed a little too quickly.
The traveler’s diarrea was bearable, but my first ever armpit sunburn was not okay.
I walked around for the next two days with my arms half cocked like I was on steroids. I promised people at the hostel I wasn’t a meat head, just an idiot.
The small beach town of Mancora is a popular surfer and backpacker stop as well as a vacation hotspot for Peruvians. I was told people flock to the beach all year round, especially on weekends in the summer (Dec-Apr) and Mancora’s biggest celebration is New Years Eve.
I spent 5 days in total in Mancora, enjoying the tranquil surfer vibe. I spent the first 2 playing in the sun and the next 3 hiding from it.
Here are visual treats for your eyeballs to kick your weekend off right.
Moral of the story: Life’s a beach man, but dude, always wear sunscreen. (hippie voice)
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That takes talent to manage getting an armpit sun-burn. Yikes!
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You should see my armpits now though Christine, a beautiful coco buttery tan!
LOL, armpit sunburn and funny walk. It made my day 🙂 Next time don’t tan with your arms above your head.
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Not funny Kim. I’ll definitely keep that in mind next time, haha!
Looks like a quirky ass place, but definitely somewhere fun to kick it for a minute.
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Yeah, if you’re not heavy on drugs or surfing it’s solid for a few days and then time to move on.
It’s amazing what you manage to do in so little time. At the end you could go surfing? that’s funny. At least you could savor the delicious Peruvian food
Whoa hey Peru, I was just talking about you. I’d like to try my hand at surfing soon but it’s just not in the cards yet. You have some great places to surf though and your food is delightful.
나이 차이에 많이 나고 한두달 밖에 안되었고 해외에 있어 얼굴도 자주 못보는데 결혼해서 잘도 살겠니 나중에 이혼하겠지 둘다 곧 헤어지겠는데 뭘 ~쓸거 없으니 오버해서 기사 막 쓰는구나