Adventure begins...

I need to pay homage to the fruit and vegetables (Ashley look away now) each and every beautifully grown masterpiece is a wonder on the lips, sensational on the tongue and a erotic dance in the stomach (too much 50 shades of Grey?) The avocados are amazing, I just crack one open for a snack and it's almost creamy...... Just amazing. I'm pretty sure I've over dosed on fruit because each morning I juice 6 oranges to accompany my breakfast of bananas, berries and grenadine..... I need to reel it in but I can't.... 

Well I had what felt like a devastating blow, or should I say blows the past few weeks, these blows I'd like to mention has urged me to travel the north of Peru.... But that can wait until later.

I had a job offer from a Peruvian Cellar Trends basically. A wine and spirits importer dealing with the best hotels and restaurants right across Lima, I'd have to regularly visit Cusco to there other office (win) also, the owner Enrique tells me he will pay me to learn all the wines and the Spanish language (win) he would give me time obviously but I was going to be paid to drink wine and learn Spanish... I couldn't believe my luck, my interview was on the Friday morning, Enrique wanted me, he was so impressed with my forward thinking ideas and European head on me, he very much believed I could transform the way some of his sales team thought (win). 'Go away and think about it' Enrique told me. Monday morning comes and I've had two sleeps on it, I'm taking the job, of course I am!! 

I thought I'd impress Enrique with my professionalism and prove my negotiation skills by emailing him a few questions, normal stuff you would expect (I think) like, can I see a contract? Could your company sort my work permit so I can work legally, and last but no means least, would you be willing to contribute to my Spanish lessons, explaining that I'd be willing to learn the language every waking hour until I'm good enough to go out there on my own. Well, Enrique didn't like Victoria's 'demands' and very kindly told me to 'jog on' Peruvian style (lose.)

Without dwelling on that too much longer, negativity is not my game these days. I though fuck it, let's go on a trip. So here I am, Huanchaco (before you ask it's not the same place as before.) I'm travelling by bus from Lima up the coast, I will end up in Mancora (thanks for the tip Feesty) full of travellers apparently and a bit of a party town, surfers paradise and warm all year round due to it being close to the equator. Once I am there I hope to meet some 'far out dudes' that may want me to join them for a week or two and perhaps pop in to Ecuador, I'm told this is very common, people teaming up and going on to somewhere else, at least I hope so! I'm in need of some fun in the sun, not that I havent had it but I think I got myself caught up in the job stuff a bit quick, I worked my butt off saving for this adventure and I want to spend some!

The thought of meeting new people excites me, I feel the need to be inspired, calmed, educated and challenged.... 

I took a bus from Lima over night last night, 80 soles (£19) and 9hours later I am at my first stop, just for the day, the beach is an old fisherman's village watching the surfers and the world go by.

Tonight I take a 40 soles (£9) 10 hour bus to Mancora, I'll arrive there and then make my decision from there depending on who I meet, what I want, how I feel, and how deep I can get my tan. It's 28 degrees there and 19 at night, I'm going to roll around in that like a dog with flees...