South America

I arrived in Huanchaco after leaving Lima at 9.45pm last night. On the way to the bus terminal in the Uber, a guy tried to open the back doors or the car and my driver had to speed off from a red light - he said he probably saw my phone and was trying to get it. I was very on edge about the bus and getting the taxi from Trujillo to Huanchaco. I slept through the night on the bus and the taxi ride went smoothly. My driver, Javier, was lovely, he chatted to me very slowly in Spanish and was patient when I didn't understand.

First impressions of the hostel is it seems very chill and basic - exactly what I'm after. I'm sitting on the top deck waiting for reception to open and am overlooking the ocean (although covered in cloud) and a soccer game on the field opposite.

I headed to Manuel's language school to discuss options for lessons and walked away with a 9pm booking to teach an English class.

I wandered down to the beach watching the waves with Cypa and Jay at around 1.30pm until Cypa and I decided to hire a couple of boards and give it a go. The rocks underfoot were way too vicious for my liking and I came out with a couple of cuts on my feet and ultimately breaking a fin on my board and paying 20 soles to replace it.

I enjoyed a vegan curry for dinner with Cypa before heading to teaching English. I actually really enjoyed the class of four (ranging from 17 to 31). I asked them a bunch of questions and helped them to answer them - at the end they told Manuel that they liked me as their teacher and he asked me to come back at 10am the next day 😊 I'm already looking forward to it! They gave me a lift home in their taxi too - which needed a jump start!Read more