we fell for his red rump.........

Things we Found in Cuenca.

A real fellow backpacker friend, well kinda.
His name was Francoise, he was chubby ginger Quebequoise who liked hitchhiking and bear hugs. Oh and he also told us he was nurse........

We also met two Okies that are bicycling down to Patagonia (they started in Vancouver). They are definitely NOT are friends though, mainly because we only talked to them briefly but also because ally and I are bitches that would never admitt that two midwesterners could impress us.

Eucalyptus Cafe, one the finest places in the world.
Really great place, the walls are a deep red with black tiles, and they have cool pictures of Charley Parker and Che everywhere (and not the lame college dorm room type).
The food is really good and they serve really nice wines from Argentina and Chile as well as Cold Cold Cold Brahma (the best beer I`ve had here).
They also play Ray Charles and let you smoke inside.
Another perk is the REAL COFFEE AND REAL MUGS, not the polly pocket nescafe shit most places try to push on you.
Note: ECUADOR does not believe in import substitution, they sell are their coffee abroad and buy powdered shit for their people. The good stuff here all comes from Colombia........

They put Popcorn in the Ceviche, Ally spent a good three minutes throwing popcorn from across the table into the bowl, I had to tell her to stop popcorning me.

We also met Saul a Crimson Rumped Tucan, an immediate connection. We told him to look us up if he ever broke out (he lives in a cage at the Museo de Cuenca)


Yesterday we crossed the border into Peru.
Staying in Mancora, a dirty hippie surfer town, where you ride around in motorized rickshaws. (laura if you read this imagine pascuales just a little bigger and a different accent)

Our hostel room is four cement walls painted pepto bismol pink, we have mosquito nets but no shower curtain. I love it, Ally not so much...
At least we have TV because she`s starting to really like the novelas.
We found an amazing seafood place, but we suspect that they might put MSG in the food, cause it`s seriously addicting.......

Planning on spending the next couple days bumming around the beach and smoking the menthol Yves Saint Laurent cigarettes we just discovered this morning.........