Everything good has an end and everything good does not necessarily have to have a good end. My time here in South America is running out. I have bought my ticket home and under a voluntarily obligation I point my nose towards the cold home of Denmark.

When I first arrived in Peru, I thought to myself, that I had one month to experience both Peru and Bolivia. Bolivia is truly a country I want to see with my own eyes, but it is not possible at all to see both Peru and Bolivia in one month. I didn’t really want to leave South America without seeing any of these countries, because they were part of my original plan for this trip. But the truth is, that when I arrive in the first country on my list, Peru, after 3,5 months of travel, I am honestly a bit too late. I have had a great time in Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba and Ecuador, but Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil and potential other countries, have to wait until next time.

I chose to stay in one town for the last period of my trip, and make that my last vacation. I am enjoying beach and sun and am trying to find wind to practice kitesurfing. The fact is, that I have no feeling of being in Peru here. The town has a nice beach, but it could actually have been anywhere in the world. I have decided to spend the last 3 weeks of my trip here in Máncora to enjoy the last rays of sun before I head home to the colder parts of the world. Sun and blue skies are a true source of mental energy and spending time under it gives me the feeling of living. I will work hard on absorbing as much of the suns energy as humanly possible. I am at easy with leaving Peru without having had the chance to experience it even though it seems a bit strange to be so far away from home, being in a totally different country and still chose beach. But I resent half made jobs. I will not speed through Peru, the same way I did with Ecuador, and I know for sure, that one month is far to little for this country. I chose to leave the door open to the country, so I easily can slip back in when I feel like it.

It is a bit sad to know, that October the 15th will be my last day in South America. There are still so many things to see and do here and the vast continent has truly offered adventures I had no imaginations of. One thing I know for sure, is that I will come back and I can not wait too long for that to happen. My time here in Máncora has not given me the inspiration to write or follow up on too much communication with people at home. I have entered a vacation mode and that is why this blog has stagnated for just a bit. This is not the last entry on my trip, but the end is soon near.

My trip home starts just after midnight on October 16th. I will fly to Toronto, then London Heathrow before I finally end up in Copenhagen on October 17th at 17:05. Sterling will bring me the last kilometers towards my home, back to my friends and Tina - the expecting mother. I know it will be the strangest homecoming I have ever done. However scary it is, I know it will be all good.