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Mancora, Peru
Mancora - Peru
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE
Ok, today was my near death experience. I got stung by a stingray!! Can you believe it? Not quite Steve Irwin style, it wasn´t through the heart and so far I am still alive.. but ouch!! Of course something like that would happen to me. Chris was out body boarding in the waves at a beautiful beach in Mancora. I was body surfing, getting dumped loads of times and trying to get the saltwater out of my nose when I felt a s...