Lima in transit

I got up at 8 this morning, looked out the window at the sunny patio, got my bathing suit on, and went for a short dip in the pool before most people were awake. A couple other early risers were sipping juice at the bar, the odd employee wandered around wiht a broom or a hose, cleaning up the place, but I was otherwise alone. What a life.

After a shower and a delicious breakfast - a thin pancake wrapped around a banana and drizzled in chocolate sauce, I packed my bags and sat reading in a sun chair while my towel dried.

I took a taxi into Ica by 11am and hopped on a bus to Lima by 12pm. The 5 hour bus ride was uneventful except that I watched Adam Sandler´s film Click in Spanish and the guy next to me kept looking over at me in a way I didn´t like. We drove quite near the coast most of the way; it was my first time seeing the Pacific ocean. When I arrived I went over to another bus terminal to buy a ticket for Huaraz, my next destination. It doesn´t leave till 10.30 tonight though so I´m filling the time in this ugly grey city with dinner, internet, perhaps some reading later on.

I look forward to seeing a bit of the north of Perú, an area I´m totally unfamiliar with at this point. I hear the beach in Mancora is beautiful and an excellent spot to take a surfing lesson.