Last weekend we went to two Peruvian beaches.
I have to say, they were not beautiful at all. I am so blessed I am Sri Lankan because Sri Lanka does indeed have some of the world's most beautiful beaches. Only thing is, we don't really care or love our beaches!
After my son's doctor's appointment and a quick check up, we headed to the beach. By the way, he is healthy and way above average for his height and weight. At nearly 7 months, he is nearly 10 kilos!
We travelled on the South Panamericana highway to Pucusana (about an hour away from Lima). We stayed at the El Mirador guesthouse.
It's a quaint guesthouse with about 10 rooms atop a deserty hill. We had to be careful when we walked along the towns, the stray dogs and cats could be aggressive. I was happy I had my rabies booster shots at MASTA in London before moving to Lima.
The food was delicious! Cerviche and the seafood dishes were fresh and well-prepared. We ate too much!
Jhonny's is a good restaurant in the beach front. There is an island in front of Pucusana beach but believe me, neither is that beach any better than Pucusana itself. And most of the houses on the island are all private houses, not hotels. But anybody is free to use the (dirty) beach so you could see babies and the locals having a whale of a time even though the fish market right opposite stank to high heavens!
In addition to this, there is also a blow-hole in Pucusana which is opposite a restaurant called El Sol where we ate some delicious seafood omelettes! It was quite impressive!
Unfortunately for us, that Saturday was a massive concert, the 20th anniversary of some hotel so we were bombarded with noise, much to our chagrin. Fortunately, Josh slept well and we were the ones who had to endure it.
Having had enough, I told my husband that I needed a clean beach if he wanted to dip Josh's toes in the Pacific Ocean. I didn't want him near Pucusana beach!
So we headed to probably the most exclusive beach in South Peru.... Asia! Asia is about half an hour away from Pucusana. But Asia was not as beautiful as any Sri Lankan beach but definitely nicer and cleaner.
It's like the Peruvian beach equivalent of America's The Hamptons!
We stayed at the Hotel Asia which was a 3 star hotel with a pool.
Asia is in fact a Lima city away from Lima. At the Asia Boulevard, you get all the restaurants and stores you would normally find in Miraflores. The famous WONG supermarket (UK's equal to Waitrose) was there and a whole heap of designer clothes stores including Roxy (where I bought a pair of leather-strapped slippers)!
I bought a few nice dresses at Michelle Belau and Josh got a nice gecko shirt and shorts. My husband opted to get a leather pair of Quicksilver flip-flops! And we managed to see many SUVs on offer as we were looking to buy a car! We finally settled on the Nissan Qashqai!
So we went to Asia in reality to get some shopping done and to dip Josh's toes in a clean beach. It was his first Pacific Ocean experience and he was happy!
But seriously, I miss Sri Lanka...there is indeed no place like home, especially our beaches!
I have to say, they were not beautiful at all. I am so blessed I am Sri Lankan because Sri Lanka does indeed have some of the world's most beautiful beaches. Only thing is, we don't really care or love our beaches!
After my son's doctor's appointment and a quick check up, we headed to the beach. By the way, he is healthy and way above average for his height and weight. At nearly 7 months, he is nearly 10 kilos!
We travelled on the South Panamericana highway to Pucusana (about an hour away from Lima). We stayed at the El Mirador guesthouse.
It's a quaint guesthouse with about 10 rooms atop a deserty hill. We had to be careful when we walked along the towns, the stray dogs and cats could be aggressive. I was happy I had my rabies booster shots at MASTA in London before moving to Lima.
The food was delicious! Cerviche and the seafood dishes were fresh and well-prepared. We ate too much!
Jhonny's is a good restaurant in the beach front. There is an island in front of Pucusana beach but believe me, neither is that beach any better than Pucusana itself. And most of the houses on the island are all private houses, not hotels. But anybody is free to use the (dirty) beach so you could see babies and the locals having a whale of a time even though the fish market right opposite stank to high heavens!
In addition to this, there is also a blow-hole in Pucusana which is opposite a restaurant called El Sol where we ate some delicious seafood omelettes! It was quite impressive!
Unfortunately for us, that Saturday was a massive concert, the 20th anniversary of some hotel so we were bombarded with noise, much to our chagrin. Fortunately, Josh slept well and we were the ones who had to endure it.
Having had enough, I told my husband that I needed a clean beach if he wanted to dip Josh's toes in the Pacific Ocean. I didn't want him near Pucusana beach!
So we headed to probably the most exclusive beach in South Peru.... Asia! Asia is about half an hour away from Pucusana. But Asia was not as beautiful as any Sri Lankan beach but definitely nicer and cleaner.
It's like the Peruvian beach equivalent of America's The Hamptons!
We stayed at the Hotel Asia which was a 3 star hotel with a pool.
Asia is in fact a Lima city away from Lima. At the Asia Boulevard, you get all the restaurants and stores you would normally find in Miraflores. The famous WONG supermarket (UK's equal to Waitrose) was there and a whole heap of designer clothes stores including Roxy (where I bought a pair of leather-strapped slippers)!
I bought a few nice dresses at Michelle Belau and Josh got a nice gecko shirt and shorts. My husband opted to get a leather pair of Quicksilver flip-flops! And we managed to see many SUVs on offer as we were looking to buy a car! We finally settled on the Nissan Qashqai!
So we went to Asia in reality to get some shopping done and to dip Josh's toes in a clean beach. It was his first Pacific Ocean experience and he was happy!
But seriously, I miss Sri Lanka...there is indeed no place like home, especially our beaches!
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