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Mancora: Surfer’s Paradise

Friday, September 21st, 2007

DSC03196.JPG Well Piura was such a dull place I don’t even feel like writing about it. So I don’t think I will. My happiest moment there was while looking for a bus a man came over and asked if I would like a space in a ‘collectivo’, a shared taxi. I looked at the rickety bus and the shiny silver taxi and decided to pay the extra €2. I was last in so got the booby seat, in between the driver and the guy sitting next to the driver. After hearing lots of horror stories I explained to the driver how holding onto my laptop bag was way more important than him being able to switch gears. We cruised off for two hours of stomach defining curves in the road. If I couldn’t keep myself upright I had the choice of leaning on the sweaty driver or the sweater passenger man.
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And she’s off…

Friday, September 21st, 2007

So now the fun is really beginning. Ironically this ‘fun’ started at the bus stop where I was weeping hopelessly with (they call themselves) my Pervian family. Tonight that consisted of Kelly, her mother, two sisters, cousin Denise, her daughter/my Godchild Flavia and Belfastian Aisling. Myself and Flavia did a bit of last minute bonding when I gave her a little pep talk on how she should ignore all the people who tell her her head is massive. I showed her some photos of the square head I had as a child and she seemd to feel a lot better about her large, but circular head. Flavia’s Head
My Head
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Fairy Godmother

Sunday, September 16th, 2007
DSC03139.JPG I’m a parent! Sort of. I spent a couple of days in Lima after the mothership left because I promised some kids I’d teach them to swim. I failed miserably at that but I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Peru in 11 Days

Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Some people thought it couldn’t be done. And well, maybe some people had a point. My mother came out to celebrate her 50th birthday (hope that wasn’t a secret) and I’m sure on some level to see her tree hugging ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bye Bye Blog….

Thursday, September 13th, 2007
.....well possibly. I plugged my laptop into a 110V socket, my laptop is 220 or something. The thing got so hot that when I plugged out the converter I´d got, it burned right into the table! Laptop was out of ... [Continue reading this entry]