Day 11 (July 6) Rest day in Cerro Azul

A DAY AT CERRO AZUL
     Pulled in shortly after dark from Nazca the day before.  Cerro Azul is a resort town, Peruvian style, on the coast.  As we found in Camana, it is almost completely devoid of tourists since this is the off season.  There were obvious signs of tourist hoardes, and the provisions for them, but it was almost as if we had the beach to ourselves.  There are huge rock formations where the surf has formed caves and crevices we could climb into to watch the waves come pounding in.  The crevice floors were made up of rolled rocks in all different colors ranging from green to red, to purple and all the hues in between.  These rocks would roll against each other making an almost deafening roar.  We had a lot of fun getting as deep into the crevice as possible without having the waves crash against us!  There were paths up the rock cliff sides so being the MK's we are, (even though we've lived in the very cautionary U.S. for many years), began to clamber up, higher and higher  making our way to the lighthouse.  Along the way we would peer over the cliffs at the surf roiling and crashing below on the rocks.  We had to duck as the sea birds tried to chase us from their nesting places.  It was an amazing view of the cove and of ancient village remains on the other side.
     For dinner that night we had a parrillada.  Jay Holcheck who is on Team A & B, with the help of others, purchased beef, fresh fish, little tiny potatoes, onions and aji amarillo to make skewers for grilling on an open fire right on the beach!  He also made a sauce to baste the skewers with while they were grilling.  And, there was roasted corn on the cob with an avocado sauce to spread on.
     Toby taked with us about some of God's character from Wild At Heart and we all went to bed with the sound of the waves, very blessed.
by Tina