Life in Zorritos

For the last leg of our time here in Peru we will be in the town of Zorritos, we are around 1.5 hours from the border with Ecuador. It really pays to have connections, my mother found us a nice little house to stay in around 5 mins from the beach. It is clean, nice, with comfy beds, and a lot of moto taxis near by. If you are ever in Zorritos try to find a place with the Sanchez Family (no relation to my nieces and nephews), they are such accommodating, and nice people. 

Maija playing at the beach by our house

In case you are wondering why you have not heard from Wyatt lately when I asked him if he wanted to write a blog post his reply was "It is way too hot to be creative!" So there you go friends, you will hopefully hear from Wyatt and Maija when we hit colder climates ;).

A lot of people have asked where I am from, and few people actually know the answer (don't try to guess...), and although Zorritos is not my birthplace this is as close to my Peruvian roots as it gets. The kids says that it feels as though EVERYONE in this town is a "Tia" or "Primo." You see,my Grandfather and his siblings lived around this area, and between them all they had over 70 kids (my grandpa had over 20, and his brother had 48 kids....never mind the rest of his siblings.....those guys really needed cable,or some other form of entertainment!), so chances are most people we meet here are related to us.  

Last time I visited Zorritos I am pretty sure I was younger than Terran, and so there are very few people I remember, but this lady below is pretty important to our family. She was with my Grandpa Lama until he died. It was great to see her, and reconnect with her.....when she met the kids, she told them how I used to walk like a hen as child, always on my tiptoes, and how she too breastfed me....awkward!

Monica, Terran, La Chilena (Angelica Aleman), and Maija in front of her home in Zorritos

The kids have A LOT of cousins around, but my Olson kids are still a little too shy to venture out on their own to play with the kids around here, here are a few of "the gang"...I think most of them belong to my Tio Cruche.

Terran with a few of Tio Cruche's kids, and nieces and nephews, Maija is the mermaid at the bottom of the picture.

Maija as a mermaid in the beach with her friend Claudia.

I am finally getting used to the hot weather (I'm sorry about my earlier whiny post), and it is great to be able to swim in the ocean every day! I love warm ocean water! I am sorry to report that homeschooling has been thrown out the window for the time, "It is also too hot for school!" So for now, our days are spend walking, reading, and going to the beach! 

Here are a few more photos of Zorritos....

Maija having lunch in El Brujo

Fried Fish 

These little guys are everywhere!

Sorry about the language...but we always get a good laugh at finding random things like this....this was at a restaurant we almost had lunch at, and it made some immature people giggle....*cough...Wyatt!...

More Family....Lita, La prima Leon, Maija, my cousin Javier Calero, and Terran

Maija in front of our house

Picarones by the Mercado de Zorritos! SOOO good! 

Wyatt enjoying some street food

Maija showing us her sea treasures...unfortunately these things won't fit in our small luggage.

"El Gringo" one of the many neighborhood dogs 

Terran's favorite past time, playing in the sand....he could sure use his buddy Oli here in Zorritos!

Not just street dogs, but there are street horses, and street pigs, we see these guys daily when we walk by the Mercado

Beach life!