Trujillo

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Day 89 on The Big Trip. “Fish for the Road”

Picture taken at 7:00 am sharp. Fish is scaled and gutted in the road by the market place by a helpful man. We return to the guest kitchen at Hostal Naylamp to filete and fry the fish! Fish ‘n bread for breakfast is good. I am tired after breakfast and so I listen to my body and nap for what feels like half of forever.

We pack and get a second breakfast before catching a small bus to Trujillo where we’re supposed to watch our bags very closely. No problems. Thank you! In the very colonial city of Trujillo we find a nice hostel named Hostel Colonial to splurge on. The cheapest matrimonial room here is 65 soles. Divide by three (3) for US$. We realize that there really isn’t anything that seems worth exploring in the neighboring towns or neighboring ruins of Trujillo, so we decide to hunker down in our hostel and the city.

Good news for hunkerers: Hostal Colonial has TV’s with CNN with the US presidential debate tonight! Buy water, juice, breads, and snacks in town, all for under 8 soles! Also, don't forget to keep abreast of our trip via the The Big Trip Vlog (video log)! The Trujillo vlog post is now up and running!


This sounds pretty good. Although Obama didn’t “hit it out of the park” with his closing statement, I am glad that he hadn’t forgotten what he or the moderator said every 10 seconds. I was appalled by the commentaries afterwards. According to one prominent conservative radio host, being condescending to another presidential candidate is a sign of strength and knowledge? And acknowledging when someone else is right in a competition is a show of weakness or naivete? Time to turn off the tube!

Tomorrow we go to Casma via Chambote!