Today is the big day - my search for Cuy (Guinea Pig) in the nearby city of Trujillo. I have seen Cuy a few times in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru but always very expensive atleast $25 as its considered a delicacy. No matter what the price I am trying this dish today. I took an early collectivo into the city (about 1 hour away) and started my search in the massive street markets. I started using my basic Spanish and realized my Spanish is not as good as I thought it was and maybe I havnt been learning the most relevant vocabulary. It's good to see where my Spanish needs to improve and the contexts of conversations that are most likely to arise. I found a lady selling a very typical Spanish drink called Emoliente - (herbs, barley, dried horse tail, flax seed and alovera leaf) whilst she was making it she gave me a shot of this bitter fruit mix and God it knocked my socks off. the Emoliente was wuite strange and had an almost jelly like texture from the alovera and apparently is very good for your health. I then was lured into a small market where I found the most delicious cebiche and for about 30 cents the lady gave me a big cup full of cebiche which included crab, fish, squid and octopus and the bitter sause was perfect. I walked around some more and found some small food stalls selling Cuy - the problem was you could only buy a quarter (very small) and it was boiled and also quiet pricey. After a few more hours of wondering around I started talking to people and found a woman selling Cuy raw/just skinned- perfect I thought now I just need to find a restaurant prepared to cook it for me. The Cuy came in about 10 different sizes and I first thought by the smallest and cheapest but after thinking about it and realizing I will only do this once and I have heard they are not so filling I went for one of the big ones. I bartered the lady down to $8 and everyone was laughing - no gringo has ever brought an uncooked Cuy before they kept saying. Most restaurants I talked to wanted about $10 to prepare and cook the Cuy and then with the advise of some more locals I found a nice restaurant that agreed to cook it for me for $3. It was a bit of a laugh for them and after about 45 minutes out it came and wow it looked so delicious. The ladies were so kind and even brought me free rice and salad to go with it. Everyone in the restaurant was looking and pointing and trying to make conversation with me - it really is something special when someone eats Cuy. Ok so the only way to attack it is with your hands so in I went, first thing you notice is its very fatty and has a thick layer of skin that tastes delicious (like pork crackling). The meat is a cross between rabbit and chicken and full of tiny bones, I didn't mind the bones and to be honest ate most of them. The absolute best bits were the ears and the organs - very hard and crispy. It took me over an hour to eat and I ate every last bit of it and contrary to what I had heard it was very filling for me. Bam another thing off my bucket list and I am so glad it was tasty would have sucked throwing down so many dollars for something in-edible. The rest of the afternoon I wondered round enjoying the sunshine and trying to find some long johns to keep me warm in Bolivia. Unfortunately I had no luck finding warm clothes and so just before dark caught the bus back to Huanchaco. I think I have seen, done and enjoyed the last 3 days more then I have the the last two months - my own fault but atleast my energy is coming back.