5/27

Today after our classes at El Sol we had the afternoon off! Eleven of us walked a little ways down the street from the school and went to a seafood restaurant called "Punto Azul." Many of us ordered drinks, and I ordered a drink with pisco in it called Mango Alcoholado. The drinks were good, but had a very strong aftertaste. Then the entrees came. Everyone ordered something different! I ordered a pesto pasta with fried fish. A few people ordered Ceviche, a popular latin dish made with fish cooked in a citric marinade with onions. Many of us tried each other's food, so I got to try the Ceviche. It was good, the fish was very fresh and the flavor was more mild than I would have thought. I then split a dessert with two other people. We ordered a milk chocolate mousse that was delicious! Peru has a famous dessert called tres leches cake, and a few other people ordered that and I tried it too! The cake was very moist and practically melted in my mouth. Punto Azul was a very nice restaurant, and I ended up only paying a little less than $20 for my drink, entree, and splitting a dessert with 2 other people!
After lunch, we went to the cliffs on the beach a played frisbee for a while. A few people went paragliding above the ocean. I'm not sure yet if I want to go. It costs 270 soles which is about $75 - $80, so I'm trying to figure out if it's something I want to spend that much money on. I went back to my house at about 6pm to do some work and rest. Our bus leaves at 6am tomorrow for our day trip to Caral, so I'm planning on staying in for the rest of the night.

The dessert options!

Drinks!

All of us at lunch at Punto Azul!