The Trujillo Times

Well a few days have gone by since we arrived here in Trujillo and we thought it was about time for an update. We ended up taking a "luxury" bus from Piura to Trujillo with big poofy reclining seats on the second deck as it was a night bus (we felt like we were first class). We managed to get a little bit of sleep(due in part to the earplugs I borrowed from work) and we rolled in at about 5 AM. We were greeted by Liana Penner at the bus station ( a missionary here in Trujillo that works teaching english and at the church as well through mbms). It was nice to see a familiar face as I had worked with Liana when I was here in the past. So Liana let us crash at her house for a bit before we embarked on our surprise to the house of Edgardo and Maribell where we were to stay (My peruvian family where I had stayed for 3 months). We rang the doorbell and when Maribell answered the door she stood there in disbelief. After pulling herself together she let us in and called down her son Andres who was equally surprised. The daughter Gianella was there as well and although she was too young to remember me she has grown quite attached to having us in her home (she has been writing us a constant stream of cards which appear under our door in the mornings). Unfortuantely we did not get to see Edgardo untill the next morning as he was gone but his reaction was great as well. It is good to be here with Liana. The family always jokes that I had said I would return one day with my wife and here we are.
So we have been quite buisy both meeting people and going to see various places in and around Trujillo. Some of these activities include going to Huanchaco beach and laying in the sun with the sound of the waves crashing. Also we ventured out of Trujillo to the town of Chicamita where Edgardo´s mother lives. She is a very small and sweet and lives in a beautiful little house with a tree in the middle and a talking parrot. We also got to surprise my old spanish teacher Isabel. Her reaction was probably the best as she had absolutely no idea that we were coming and just couldnt believe it. We hung out at Isabel´s place for the evening, talking and playing table tennis which their whole family are professional at.
Today we went to buy our tickets for Huaraz only to find that the bus is full and so we will be staying here untill our bus leaves on monday night( another night bus). So we will try to see some more people and maybe go to ChanChan(the largest adobe ruins in the world) or hit the beach again.