Our Soggy Week on the Beach

Hola Chicas and Chicos,

A quick update for you all! After our lovely rainstorm adventure in Cuenca, we figured we well deserved a treat, and headed for the crazy town that is Montanita. About 7 hours from Cuenca, Montanita is a tiny surfing town on the coast. It is basically just one street lined with hostels and restaurants, each one blaring their own selection of music. If you walk about 100 steps from the main street, you are on the beach with the roar of the waves crowding over your senses.
After a particularly nasty bus ride, we arrived in Montanita eager to chill out and enjoy both the surf and the sun. Unfortunately you can`t have everything in life and we were only able to enjoy the surf. The only hint of sun we saw the whole week was a brilliant sunset on the horizon that lasted all of 30 seconds. It rained the entire time, though just a slight misty rain, ensuring that we were both in a permantely soggy state. It also ensured that the main road was one big mud bath. I still have dirt in my toenails.
Stacey and I both discovered our love for surfing in Montanita, as they have the best surf in Ecuador. I am sure future travel plans will include trips to the beach for more than sunshine!
After a week of little sleep (Montanita is a party town!), we decided we needed to escape lest we permanently damage our livers with the copious amounts of alcohol we found ourself consuming.
We are currently back in Cuenca, for the city`s birthday. Last night there were huge celebrations, but Stacey and I were both too tired from our ¨relaxing¨ week at the beach that we slept through it all.
Tomorrow we are heading back down south into Peru. Our next destination is another beach town called Mancora. After that, it`s way south down to Ica, Nazca, Arequipa and Lake Titicaca!
We`ll be moving around alot, so keep checkin the blog for more updates!!
I hope all is well and everyone is enjoying their November!

All my love,

Vikki