El Mar

Ceviche

El Mar

Peruvian beach

Yesterday we spent the day with Heather’s friend Fanny. Fanny lives in another district of Lima which is near the airport and more than an hour’s drive from Pat’s Place. Fanny is the friend who gave Heather George. Fanny’s father invited us over for ceviche. It was delicious. Ceviche is considered an appetizer here, and is only served at lunch. I suspect that tradition arose out of the concern for the freshness of the preparation, since it is raw fish. Since it is only an appetizer, Fanny’s father served duck with rice and beans in addition. It was way too much food! The food here is served on your plate, so you do not have the option of taking what you would like. I have found that the servings are larger then I would like. Here at Pat’s Place, I have asked for less food, and now that they know me, the generally follow my request!

After lunch, we drove to an area known as La Punta (the point) and went to the beach. There was no sand, only rocks! The locals don’t seem to mind, they just spread their beach towels on the rocks the same way I would on the sand. The water was muy frio (very cold)! I have heard that there are better beaches for swimming, but it is not likely I will make it to one on this trip. Maybe another time…