Trujillo and Huanchaco

Hello! I apologize for the lack of updates in the last few days. I have not been able to update because it was 27 hours in buses or bus terminals from Arequipa to Trujillo, then our hotel didn't have internets there in Trujillo, and it has been hard to find here in Huanchaco. Anyways, so the last time I updated we were in Arequipa and just about to head to Trujillo. Like I said it was just over a day of travel on a bus from Arequipa to Trujillo, but it really wasn't bad at all. We booked the first class section of the bus and it was totally comfortable. It cost us each about 70 dollars to get from one end of the country to the other- so awesome. We made it to Trujillo and spent the day walking around town and getting a feel for it. We did a tour which took us to Chan Chan, ruins of pre-Incan people. Jenny <3's ruins. We toured one of the 11 or so ruins. The one we visited was about 600 meters long and 400 meters wide and it was considered one of the small ones, although it's hard to believe they get bigger. Sadly, rains are ruining the ruins (pun!) and many of the walls are wasting away.

After the ruins we got dropped off in Huanchaco, which is 20 minutes north of Trujillo. Huanchaco is a little surf town that is right on the Pacific. It is the total opposite of high tourist season here so the town seems really sleepy and quiet. I can imagine this place at peak season is hopping with activity. We were lucky enough to score a sweet deal on a penthouse suite on the pacific ocean! Living large! We went out to dinner and had some beers with some locals and travelers alike that night and called it early. We spent the next day getting a surf lesson. Jenny KILLED it out there- total natural. I got up onto the surf board the first time, but struggled a little bit after that- just means I have to spend more time surfing! I was amazed at how much work surfing is- I mean, it just looks like surfers paddled a little bit, stand up, and you know, surf. Not the case. We were WORKED after like 2 hours out there. We were planning on surfing today, but we are both dealing with a stomach bug so hopefully tomorrow we can get back out there. I am running out of time on the internets here I'll put these pics up and that will be that! We are headed to Huarez tomorrow which is a big hub for mountaineers and trekkers. We are hoping to get on a trek in the Cordellia Blanca range which has some of the high peaks in the Andes mountains- some over 22,000 feet! Crazy! I gotta go, enjoy!
Damn, well the internet is slow here and I have like 2 minutes left on the computer so I don't think these pics are gonna be able to get posted until next time. Lo siento!