http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Ecuador , North , Atacames en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:25:45 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:25:45 UTC Hey guys Hope you are all well thanks for all the messages it is lovely to recieve themI had a lovely weekend at the beach in Mompiche it was nice to see a bit of sunshine but the mossies were a nightmare and I now look like I have the plague.. hence only the one photo of me this week We were taken on a boat tour of the bay around Mompiche which was absolutely wonderful. I drank coconut http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-322936.html After the whistlestop tour of South Ecuador I was back on the road on my own and I decided to head to the coast for some RR as I hadnt had a good long lazy beach session since Australia. I booked my ticket with Trans Esmeraldes USD 8 for a 6 hour bus journey which left at 6.45am the next day. The plan was to head to Tonsupa first following a recommendation and maybe Atacames after depending http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-310552.html After Colombia we decided we needed a little rest and relaxation in the form of sun sea and surf. Well sun and sea for me and watching the others surf. Spent a couple of days at Las Peas absolutely impossible to get to I understand fully why it isn't even mentioned in the Lonely Planet. Absolutely beautiful and amazing seafood add to that I was the only nonEcuadorian there and it was ver http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-295800.html Hola Familia Estoy en Atacames en LA PLAYA. Arrived Tuesday morning with fellow pal Douglass at 630 AM after taking a lovely night bus. The amazing driver decided that we all should watch a zombie movie at 1AM so didnt really get too much sleep on the bus. We wandered into town which was super deserted and by the time we got to the beach I was ready to leave. We ended up finding a hotel wher http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-269340.html Playa escondidaDies war mal genau das was ich nach 3 Wochen ununterbrochen gefeierten Partys gebraucht habe Super tolles Hostel direkt am Strand. Da es kurz VOR Weihachten ist hab ich ein ganzes Bambushaus fuer mich alleine also zumindest den oberen Stock. Ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller weilt unten aber vom oberem Stock hat man eh die beste Aussicht. Das Wetter koennte nicht besser sein un http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-231203.html I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Our celebration was actually really fun very different from typical Thanksgiving but enjoyable. I brought mashed potatos and Gladys brought a noodle salad. Her two friends came with us and Vanessa to the party. They even had a big turkey there All of the food everyone brought was really good including the deserts. We all had to introduce our families on http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-222916.html Wochenendausflug nach Atacames und Tonsupa mit vielen Kollegen aus dem CRN ans Meeeeeeer http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-213520.html Hello Everybody Chris and I are safely back from Atacames and we returned to Quito over the weekend and now we are moved into Cuenca Atacames was amazing We really had quite the adventure. After being on the bus for 6 hours trusty blue broke down and we were stuck in the middle of Esmeraldas without a map and being the only English speakers around. Luckily with broken Spanish we found http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-207016.html Happy New Year After a very quiet christams which I celebrated with some friends in my new house in Quito and who I just met a couple of hours before... New Year was a bit more exciting. I didnt now where I should celebrate this big day which acutally just is a day like every other no Well at the end we got an invitation from a friend whos parents have a house in Casablanca which http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-152226.html Once we found our way out of the cloudy cloud forest we headed straight for the beach It was time to work on our barelythere tans. Nearly six months in South America and relatively no bronzing to speak of how shameful. Nadina would not be impressed. As has been common for us we ended up choosing a location very popular with locals and not foreigners and did so during the superduper high s http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-147605.html CartwheelingJumping Hola muchachos and Happy Good Friday as we say in Ecuador Forget Easter Sunday and by the way Easter Monday doesn't even EXIST for some reason the celebrations begin and end on Friday. We rocked up to Quito bus station at 1230am Friday morning bedraggled and sleepy and thanking our lucky stars that we even made it as our bus was stopped twice en route and everyon http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-147306.html I return to you now at the beginning of a new chapter in my journey. The time I commited to working for the better of others has run dry and with an emotional departure beneath both a full moon and the flashes of lightening on the horizon I set off in the same old pickup truck that arrived at 9 to steal away all the other volunteers that departed over the weeks I have been here. Watching the b http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-145888.html Easy come easy goI wanna go with the flowWhats the hurry what's the rushCome on and cruise with us.Lyrics from a song that jumped back into my head a few days ago whilst swaying sidetoside in the soft slightly sweaty smelling fabric of one of the familiar hammocks that hang outside my room.Hanging there next to the Bamboo table catching glimpses of fireflys threading thier light between the http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-136774.html The entry for this week will not be long. I think that the pictures say more then my words with this lot.This week was one of those predictable ones that seem to always be comprised of seven days. They followed the same old order and I find myself now on a Saturday here in Atacames again. The long journey to this computer always rewards my efforts and once again my spirits have been lifted by th http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-131536.html Immediately when we arrive in Ecuador it feels better than Costa Rica. It isnt raining for a start so our luck must be improving When we gather our luggage and head out of the airport we are not greeted by a scrum of taxi drivers fighting to get our business like we had been in Costa Rica. Instead one friendly gentleman asks where we are going. We tell him the address of the hostel in Quito.A http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-105044.html HolaWell we made an attempt to climb Cotopaxi the world's highest active volcano. It is 5897m high. We arrived at the refuge the day before and we just chilled out literally. Then we went to bed at about 7pm because everyone is woken up at midnight for breakfast. The climbing starts at 1am. It was too hard to sleep a mixture of the altitude and the cold So you are pretty knackered whe http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-78559.html June 30 1981City official name Esmeraldas Founded date Location Esmeraldas ProvinceElavation 0 ft 0 mArea Approximately square miles km.Facts an allyearround tourist resort is just 30 km from the city Esmeraldas. Atacamesrsquo welldeveloped tourist infrastructure and plethora of seaside restaurants b http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-60272.html