Postcard from Huanchaco

Now we've returned to our old home of Huanchaco.

It's right on the seafront, but when we lived there it just had one storey.  Now, as you can see, it's got three and it's a hotel.

We were here a few days ago, but now we're now going to explore Huanchaco properly.  It's a small fishing village set in a broadly sweeping bay and is famous for the caballitos de tortora,  reed canoes that have been made the same way for thousands of years. Here they are at sunset:

And here's another 

And one at sea

Here's Amalia just along the promenade from our old house.

This is a view of the village from across the bay:

Now we'll take you along the beach.  This is the end of the pier.

And here's the pier from further away.

An interesting sculpture:

Do you fancy a ride along the beach?

Punta Sal is tropical, but here it is temperate to sub-tropical, absolutely beautiful in the summer and like our summer in the winter.  However, people don't swim here in the winter as for them it's too cold, and it's cooled by the Humboldt Current from the Antarctic.  However, that gives rise to surf, so Huanchaco is very popular for its surfing.  This is just another view of the beach with a flock of birds.

The beach is a good place for wildlife:

There are a lot of pelicans here.

Now more caballitos:

Now we carry on along the promenade - el malecon.

Another sculpture:

Interesting stones:

The bay:

On the way home with his catch:

Our friend the ice cream man:

It's great that they still have these"stop-me-and- buy-ones"!  And yes, he is a good friend of ours, along with his family.