I was delighted once again to be coast adjacent when I arrived in Mancora... I've really missed the sea all those months spent in landlocked areas. Mancora is a tiny Peruvian villiage close to the Equadorian coast, and a nice place I thought for a day of rest and relaxation on the beach prior to another overnight bus up to Guyaquil in Equador.
I walked through the door of Loki Mancora to find three of my Canadian friends, Leyland, Dean and Josh hanging out by the pool. Yes, pool. Loki Mancora is a whole new step up in terms of hosteling. The hostel was beautiful, and I was still ejoying my 'Ex Staff' Loki discount... however I was disappointed to find out that a) there was nothing to do in Mancora but eat Cervicé (local speciality and very delicious but also quite expensive) and lay on the beach and b) my friends were leaving that afternoon and the hostel appeared to be dead.
I spent the day enjoying the waves on the beach, laying in a hammock reading my book (and getting my legs sunburned- idiot) and making friends with the bar staff... one of whom knew all my friends from La Paz... and after about 5 hours I was bored out of my mind, and felt like I was wasting my trip. So with little ado I changed my bus ticket to that night, didn't even stay in Mancora for 24 hours and was off to Equador...
short and sweet!
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