Mancora

Having landed on our feet in Mancora, our hosts kindly looked after us with good food and some interesting conversations in a mixute of basic Spanish and English. We explored the beach, which went on for miles and miles and after two hours of walking we decided to turn back.

Our 4 days were like paradise, waking and falling asleep to the sounds of the sea, with a beautiful view every morning.

As a typical Brit abroad Sam got sun burnt.

Disaster struck when we lost one of the dice which brought a halt to our back gammon rivalry. This was down to Sam´s competitive throwing!!

We enjoyed all of the facilities provided in our accommodation, some of us enjoyed the pool more than others!!

Modes of transport here were interesting with the local taxis drivers taking to the roads like Lewis Hamilton. However the speed was slightly restricted with it being a three wheeled motorbike!

Although some drivers attempted the impossible pelting over the bumpy sandy tracks! one of us struggled to enjoy this.

The last night was spent eating a great meal with our hosts and enjoying a few beers and as the sun set we saw
whales swimming in the sea. A terrific experiance with great people, definitely a place we would recommend.

After saying goodbye to the hosts, we boarded a taxi with the drivers 3 children on their way to school, one on E-J´s lap, and the other two squashed between us!!

Sam Comments: Although our host thought I looked like the Chealsea striker Pizzaro, I had great fun. EJ in her bikinni in front of the local builders certainly provided them with a highlight!! Delighted to buy another pair of shorts, however lost the string for them within half an hour!!

E-J´s Comments: The four days were a perfect time to chill out and get a base tan before we headed up to Ecuador. The beach was idyllic. We really loved the people as they were all so friendly and layed back. There was only one moment when I felt we almost faced a near death experience as a night time taxi driver pelted down the dusty lanes almost causing me to fly out as we hit a pot hole - still, I´m learning to live with the more care free attitude to life...