This week we were in the town of plentiful beaches called Buzios and then mid week returned to Lima...so here is our week numero 10:
Day 1 Monday - Today was our second day in Buzios, which is apparently to Rio what the Hamptons are to New York. We awoke to an amazing breakfast, one much better than any other breakfast we had delved into on our travels, including exotic fruits, croissants, cakes, hot chocolate, a variety of teas, cereal which personally I had been longing for and all sorts of breads. Being on a budget vacation we also sneakily stuffed a couple of bananas and croissants into our bags to take away for lunch, after all it was a all you can eat buffet....we were just 'very hungry'.
The previous night John had rented a buggy which we were allowed for a day and a half, so when we were ready we hopped into the yellow vehicle and drove down to Buzios's natural beach, which would not have been feasible to get to on foot. We had tried to visit the night before but with my poor map reading skills and the lack of daylight we failed at our attempt. When we finally found the beach where we saw some fisherman feeding the segulls with cut offs from the fish they had caught and a few vultures were lurking around too...they truelly do look evil. The beach was very pretty but however it being deserted and the smell of fish put us off a bit so we went back to find a busier beach with less of the fishy smell. After midday we came back to enjoy a crepe in the center of town for lunch. We then relaxed beside the hotels pool until the evening where we ventured into town to eat at a nice resturant serving mexican burritos and nachos.
Greedy seagulls
Our little buggy
Day 2 Tuesday - It was a lovely breakfast again today and we nicked a few more bananas and bread rolls for our lunch. We decided together that the first beach we had visited on Sunday was infact our favourite of the beaches so far, and with it being in walking distance (and we were no longer in possesion of the buggy today) we planned on spending the morning relaxing on the Azeda playa. We got ourselves a couple of chairs and a couple of beers and relaxed by the sea until midday came. After we had gobbled up our stolen rolls and bananas we headed back to the hotel. We washed off the sand and then jumped straight into the pool. Just as we did yesterday we spent the afternoon sunning ourselves at the poolside....it was actually quite nice to not worry about sand getting in every nook and cranny. After the sun dissappeared we decided we should start packing as in the following morning we were to return to Lima. An early night tonight!
Basking in the sun
Photography
Day 3 Wednesday - We returned to Lima today, so it was a 'lovely' bus journey back to Lima followed by a taxi drive to the airpor,t where we were sent back and forth until we were finally in the right queue and on our way back to Lima. We arrived in Lima late in the evening and we were nackered. We were greeted by the happy faces of Johns grandparents and were soon back in the apartment and sound asleep.
Day 4 Thursday - After a gruelling journey back from Brazil the previous day we spent most of today relaxing. It was however, being close to november, my time of year to get ill and just on time I awoke with a horrible cold. I did feel I should have taken the lead from the group of Janponese OAPs on the plane who wore there masks during the flight. So with my iinfluenza/malaria taking over my ability to function, John had to step in and write the blog.
At lunch time I managed to get myself out of bed and to a neat little chinese place down the road. It was really tasty...2 courses each and drinks all round for a mere 40soles which is 2.50pounds per head! Now try getting a deal like that in England. We returned to the house and slept again. In the evening we downloaded a film by Oren Peli, the director of Paranormal Activity, called the Chenobyl Diaries....it was actually pretty good.
Day 5 Friday - Today I awoke with an even worse cold....I swear its malaria even though we haven't entered the Jungle. So with nothing planned today I spent the day again in bed with John at my beck and call, bless him. I slept most of the day so there really is not much to report here. In the evening however John managed to get in contact with a hockey team. Turned out to be the National hockey team! They invited him to trials that evening. When John returned he told me they wanted him to get a Peruvian passport and join the team straight away! John does want to point out there are only 6 teams in all of Peru however I could still say my boyfriend is wanted by the national hockey team of Peru. (noone needs to know they suck)
Day 6 Saturday - Took it easy in the morning as still recovering from the lurgy. For lunch we were treated to a tasty peruvian 3 course meal at a resturant called Cherry, owned by a family friend hence everything was on the house! When we returned we started to plan furthur excursions in Peru. One thing we both agreed on is that we want to go Paragliding here in Lima! Exciting!
I have been craving hot chocolate for a while so in the afternoon we ventured down the supermarket to purchase the nessecary ingredients (and some unessecary ones aka marshmallows). This was the perfect medicine for my recovery....
Day 7 Sunday - We spent the day at the arts and crafts markets in Lima searching for gifts for friends and familys. We were rather successful and we even purchased a big round llama skin rug for our future house (12pounds each....bargain). I cannot write about much else we bought as you lot will all be reading this!
Hope everyone had a good week
Miss you all
Vicky and John
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