Made it to Peru!

I arrived in the hostel in Lima on Wednesday around 1115pm and was ready to crash since I'd been in transit since 3am and I didn't sleep much on the various plane rides. The hostel was exactly what I expected it to be, clean and quiet enough. The next morning I just walked around the area and went got my bs ticket. I was the only tourist in the area I think, well at least the only gringo I saw. It was interesting to see how everyone is going about their day.  I got on the bus around noon en route to Trujillo. 

It was a good ride until the bus broke down and we spent 2 hours in Casma waiting for another bus to come get us. Laura was meeting me at the station and I had no way to tell her I was going to be very late! The scenery has been mostly desert and dunes along the coast, we were starting to get into more a mountainous area when we stopped. Where the bus broke down ended up being a great spot to watch the sunset. 

The bus itself is great. Greyhound could learn a thing or two! The seats are ginormous an leather that recline 160 degrees. We got on at noon and were given a hot meal at 1215 of rice, potato and some really good chicken. Around 6 when the bus died we were given a ham an cheese sandwich and a juice box. I was not expecting to be fed at all, so that was a nice surprise. As soon as we broke down everyone got off the bus to see what was going on, maybe Peruvians are just nosy...? I think some of them temporarily fixed the problem till we got into the town. They all got off the bus and are waiting outside for the next one to come. It's a bit chilly and they're just standing there, I figured its just fine to wait on the bus in the comfy seats. 

Once the next bus arrived, they only had space for 4 people to get on. Luckily I was one of them! We go into Trujillo around 1130pm. Laura was waiting for me at the station and we immediately left for Huanchaco, about a half hour taxi ride away. 

Huanchaco is a great little place. We went to a bon fire on the beach and met up with people Laura knows. It's a small place, so it's hard to not run into people.

My 2 days of transit have given me a lot if time to think since i didnt bring anything to do... I've mostly been thinking about all the awesome things going on in my life lately. I'm pretty lucky to have such great friends and family that support my decisions and goals, or lack thereof..., while I go off and figure shit out. You guys mean a ton to me and I'll be thinking of you often wherever I end up, even if it seems like I haven't been keeping in touch. 

I'm definitely getting excited about what will happen over he next few days, weeks and maybe months. Not knowing is the best part. So many people just don't understand this. For those of you that do, I really appreciate the support. For those of you that don't, we'll that's fine. Plans never work out and when they don't you just end up disappointed. There are things I would like to do, but if it doesn't happen, I'll be okay. I would like to talk to other travelers and locals and see what their opinions and experiences are for things to do. I want to be open to being able to do anything, it's my choice, and mine only. 

I'm going to attempt to keep this thing updated and anyone that gets bored and cares to read it can, or it will just be a personal journal type thing for me to keep track of everything. I'm mostly going to post from my phone, so posts might show up a bit wonky...