So we all went surfing in Huanchaco on Saturday, and it was amazing. Huanchaco is this great beach town about 30 minutes from Trujillo. The instructors were great, and every person that went stood up on their first day! No one in the group had any real surfing experience, so that was pretty amazing. Their slogan was “If you don’t stand up on your first day, you don’t pay.” So we all paid, but it was absolutely worth it. The class, wetsuit rental, and surfboard rental came to about $12 each. It started with a long lesson in the school about the basics of surfing and practicing how to position yourself and stand up. From there we walked down to the beach and got started. The water was freezing at first but the wetsuits really helped, after a few minutes we were all pretty comfortable in the water. There were 5 instructors for the 10 of us who went surfing, so we all got great advice and were able to ride a lot of waves. We were all starving after surfing all day, so the only thing on our minds now was to get food!
After surfing we went to a great little restaurant with some of the surf instructors. They told us it was their favorite ceviche place in all of Huanchaco, and they weren’t lying. The ceviche was incredible. It was my first time trying it, and I was a little reluctant at first, but it was delicious. Peru is known for its ceviche, and many locals are very proud of it. It is fish that hasn’t been cooked, but has been marinated in lime juice. The lime juice actually cooks the fish, and gives it a great texture and flavor. The entire meal for 15 people was 170 soles, which is about $56. Can’t beat a meal like that for $3.75 each. From there we walked around Huanchaco for a little while and went to some shops, then headed back to Trujillo to go home.
-Will LeSuer
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