Máncora: just what the doctor ordered
Before we left Perú, we spent the last two nights there lounging on the beach in Máncora. Our hotel was quite nice, although slightly overpriced. But 2 days of R&R was just what the doctor ordered for both of us. The water of the Pacific Ocean crashes pretty consistently along the shore, but it´s still great for swimming, with decently warm water temps. The hotel pool was also nice after bundling up for weeks in the chilly Andean weather in the mountains.
The Gringo Trail in South America is narrow indeed. Two months ago we piled into a 4x4 in northern Chile with two other British couples on our way into southwest Bolivia. One couple, Ali and David, we have been travelling on and off with ever since and made plans to meet up again in Máncora, so we stayed at the same hotel as them. They got there a few hours ahead of us and as they walked down the beach in the morning, who should they run into than the other couple from our 4x4, Laura and Alistair, who we hadn´t seen for the past 2 months. The 6 of us had a nice dinner that night. Always nice to run into people hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from where you last saw them. Here´s the 6 of us from 2 months ago, at much higher altitude.
You can ride horses on the beach if you want, but we decided to give it a pass. Here´s Karen posing with them in the background all the same.
And a sign that you don´t normally see outside most hotels: It is prohibited to stop with horses in front of the hotel.
Another nice bit was that we essentially had the great beach to ourselves.
Although ... on closer inspection, we realized we were not alone!
Some vultures:
The beach was crowded with small crabs that would dart in their holes when you approached and then pop back out after you had walked past them. Real tough. But this poor fellow had a defective leg or something and was a bit slow. We could have caught him with our hands if we wanted. Instead we just opted for some great close up photos.
And you thought you were feeling bloated??? How about this poor fellow?
A great setting on the Pacific Ocean provided spectacular sunsets both nights we were there. Karen says I always include too many pictures of the same thing, but I just couldn´t help myself. So here are a decent collection of sunset pictures. The first night was slightly cloudier than the second night, so the sunlight had more clouds to dance on.
From the first night:
And from the second night:
The Gringo Trail in South America is narrow indeed. Two months ago we piled into a 4x4 in northern Chile with two other British couples on our way into southwest Bolivia. One couple, Ali and David, we have been travelling on and off with ever since and made plans to meet up again in Máncora, so we stayed at the same hotel as them. They got there a few hours ahead of us and as they walked down the beach in the morning, who should they run into than the other couple from our 4x4, Laura and Alistair, who we hadn´t seen for the past 2 months. The 6 of us had a nice dinner that night. Always nice to run into people hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from where you last saw them. Here´s the 6 of us from 2 months ago, at much higher altitude.
You can ride horses on the beach if you want, but we decided to give it a pass. Here´s Karen posing with them in the background all the same.
And a sign that you don´t normally see outside most hotels: It is prohibited to stop with horses in front of the hotel.
Another nice bit was that we essentially had the great beach to ourselves.
Although ... on closer inspection, we realized we were not alone!
Some vultures:
The beach was crowded with small crabs that would dart in their holes when you approached and then pop back out after you had walked past them. Real tough. But this poor fellow had a defective leg or something and was a bit slow. We could have caught him with our hands if we wanted. Instead we just opted for some great close up photos.
And you thought you were feeling bloated??? How about this poor fellow?
A great setting on the Pacific Ocean provided spectacular sunsets both nights we were there. Karen says I always include too many pictures of the same thing, but I just couldn´t help myself. So here are a decent collection of sunset pictures. The first night was slightly cloudier than the second night, so the sunlight had more clouds to dance on.
From the first night:
And from the second night:
posted by Kevin at 6/15/2007 10:35:00 PM
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