On the beach

Okay, so I´ve spent the past two days doing next to nothing at the beach in a little town called Huanchaco, about 9 hours north of Lima. Being on the beach and all, it´s been a fishing village for much longer than it´s been a tourist attraction for folks like me, but I think they´ve been surfing here for quite a while as well. The fishermen use these very interesting-looking boats made out of reeds. They are fat on one end - the end on which the fishermen sit, solo - and taper down from there. The thin end curls slightly, like an elf's shoe. The boats look like a new form of punctuation, basically.

So I haven't been doing nothing, strictly speaking. I took some surfing lessons, and managed to remain standing more often than not. I also spent some time watching some surfers, which was humbling. It´s always a treat to watch people do things well, no matter what those things are, you know? Otherwise, I´ve been reading and writing a fair amount. There´s something about the sound of the surf that makes such things easier.

The keys on this keyboard are sticky, so this will be a short post. Tentative plans for today are to go north to a town called Chiclayo, which has a witch doctors' market. After that, I may go to a town called Chachapoyas, which is further inland but which has, among other things, a pretty spectacular nearby waterfall and some ruins. After that, I may head back to the beach for the last day or so. The less time I spend in Lima, the better, as you may have gathered from the post below.

Hope all is well at home.