Mancora, Peru

Thursday, May 22
Will be spending my last full day in Mancora soaking in some more sun and updating my blog with pictures. Ben flies back to the states today. He had a great time in the Galapagos and passed on some tips for me...can't wait to get to the Galapagos Islands.

Wednesday, May 21
Relaxed on the beach for most of the day. Also purchased my bus ticket to go to Guayaquil, Ecuador. Should be an interesting 9 hour bus trip. The border crossing into Ecuador that we will be using is known as the worst border crossing in South America. Because of that, we are taking an 8am bus that will get us to the border around midday, which we have been told is the safest time to cross. Watched a bit of the UEFA championship game between Manchester United and Chelsea...tough loss for Chelsea. Then I watched a quarterfinal Copa Libertadores game between Boca Juniors (Argentina) and Atlas (Mexico). Palermo for Boca had a hat trick in the first half and Boca went on to win easily 3-0.

Tuesday, May 20
Spent the day relaxing on the beach, trying not to get burned. The wind picked up nicely for kiteboarders, so I sat on the beach for a while being very envious!