Mancóra Take Two
Monday, October 1st, 2007On my second day in Mancora I moved to the cheapest Lonely Planet recommended hostel. Not because I’m a cheap ass, but because I knew there would be lots of backpackers to follow around and try ot make conversation with. And I wasn`t disappointed. Backpackers are generally where the book says they´ll be.
I very nearly didn’t meet them. After check in, I was horrified to find there was a boy in my mixed dorm. I knew it was a mixed one but I still didn’t expect to be sharing with a boy so soon, this was my first night in a dorm, and they take a bit of getting used to (dorms not boys!). Myself and said ‘boy’, Leo, got off to a funny start when he walked in on me chopping up my Lonely Planet. I just didn’t see the point in carrying around pages about countries I’m not going to. Brazil is a lovely place but I didn´t break a sweat learning Spanish just to fly off there.
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