Back to the Beach

Since Chan Chan only took an hour, there is plenty of time to continue on to Huanchaco for another lunch at the beach. Can’t resist this place. There are bigger waves today. We listen to the pounding surf as we enjoy another fabulous lunch in a second story restaurant with a view of the entire town and the ocean beyond. It’s quieter here today than it was on Saturday – and we thought it was quiet then. There is only one other table of people at the restaurant. We shared another unbelievably good ceviche mixto and a fish in a garlic sauce, along with one of those big bottles of beer. We could…
Later in the day we met two cute brothers from Naples, Florida. Probably in their late 20’s or early 30’s, they said that people here really give them a hard time because of their accent. They moved from here to Florida when they were pre-schoolers. Their parents are both Peruvians, so they speak Spanish “fluently,” but it is not their first language, and their pronunciation, and their phraseology, is off. I guess people are more patient with us because they look at them and think that their Spanish should be perfect, like a native. Listening to their experiences traveling to the country of their birth as foreigners was interesting. They were just happy to find someone they could speak English to! They thought their dear mother was being ridiculous a few years ago when she insisted on buying a lot right on the beach in Huanchaco, which is where she grew up. She paid $US 10,000 for it. Her sons are now shocked that small houses right on the beach are selling for the outrageous price of $80,000 - $100,000.
This is our last day in Trujillo. It was a good day. We like it here. But we’re looking forward to getting back to Miraflores, which we love. Tonight’s another big bus ride.