Peru: an inside view

Hope all is going well for the swellinformed masses,

on the 14th im headed to Peru for 6 weeks and i would appreciate any info from those who have done a similar experience themselves.

For the first ten days I want to focus on breaks around Lima or within a days travel of bus from Lima. Any specifics on easy access breaks and dirtrat cheap places to stay (that are safe) would be much appreciated.

After that I will be focusing on Incan ruins inland with my gal pal (non surf oriented portion) inland in Cuzco and Machu Picchu

After a week or two of that Ill be back on the dusty grind looking to head points north to Chicama and other spots.


Any surf related stories, advice, contacts, places to stay, things to avoid etc or private messages pertaining to all that would be much appreciated.

I will repay the favor by using this post as a place to post pictures and stories of my trip in real time when appropriate. Thanks!

-Trev

 

Sick guys thanks for the info! Ill be sure to do this one like i did costa rica up here. Just got my typhoid and yellow fever shots and my surf buddy out here is a doctor and prescribed me mad anti malaria/travellers diarreah / narcotic pain killers/ alititude pills on the cheap so ill hopefully be ready for the nitty gritty.

 

dude i just booked my airport hotel for the night i fly in (cause i land in lima past midnight and dont wanna walk a few blocks after being jetlagged, the barrios around the airport seem sketch and id be gringoing around with my backpack, alone, at 2 in the morning no bueno) and my plane ticket from lima to cusco.

Starting to make moves! things are coming together. IM ****ING PUMPED. now i just need to find the cheapo beachfront accomodations that are safe. Im finding whole apartments walking distance to La Herradurra and other breaks in lima for less than 20 bucks a night. WHOLE APARTMENTS, fully furnished like luxury and in safe neighborhoods.:


https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/15143579

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/14670327

second ones a little far but not if i rent a bike or go for a run

Its like dirt rat prices in america get you 4 star in peru. Seems like costa rica without the gringo inflation.

 

Well bouys the time is here. Sitting in the San Fran airport for a all night layover and then on to Lima tommorrow . price you pay when you get round trip airfare from a small regional airport with free long term parking for less than 680.

 

Sup homies,

well im here and its pretty sweet.

Havent [scored] yet but its been consistently head high and fun around Miraflores at all the beginner breaks.

Its been fun to just kick back and relax in the sunshine, eat mad good international food for mucho cheapo, and get my gringo sunburn and espanol back. Ive been getting two a day sessions at pampilla (a beginner break in Miraflores) and been renting yellow dinged up boards of all shapes and sizes from my homie two time peruvian champion Doc Garcia who i was introduced to from a mutual contact for 15 soles (around five bucks) a day.

Honestly, after being such a wave monkey on surf patrol in the Pacific Northwest for so long i have been totally content to spend these past few jetlagged days not caring about timing the tides or swell or wind etc and just heading to the beach when i damn well please to score a few nuggets here and there. Peru is what surfing should be.

that being said, I AM still here to score. Tommorrow i will be gringoing down to punta hermosa where there are some ollas bueno i hope. The forcast is small, but im taking my time acclimating as i will be here for another 6 weeks minimum and am not rushing anything. I havent dialed in a good board to purchase yet but I found a couple pretty much brand new ones between $100-200 that fit what im looking for (thruster, between 6 feet and 7 feet, a good all-rounder if neccesary but something that can handle a double overhead barrel as well).

The true scorey part of my trip (i hope if my peruvian wave karma is good) will begin after i return from machu picchu at the begining of march. Thats when ill head up to chicama, lobitos, mancora, etc. Its been a hell of a time and ive only been here three days. My phone plan makes me pay per photo so its gonna have to be a photo dump once i get back to the states on here, but until then hopefully i can keep you swellinformed masses entertained (or at least not annoyed) with some textual blog posts and such.

Hope yer scoring,

-.trev