Blogs from Canoa, West, Ecuador, South America - page 3

A couple of weeks after leaving the farm and it is still fresh in our minds and we miss it lots. So here is photos from the finca part 2... ... read more

Quick hello from us! In the small town about 30 min drive (over NZ country style roads, having to wait for cows just like back home!) from our farm for the night to chill out, maybe have a sleep in, do some surfing and chill on the beach....Also keen to find some coffee.....its one of things we REALLY miss from home, you´d think in Ecuador we´d have been drinking delicious coffee and eating loads of bananas but oddly enough no! Week one at the farm = * Up at 5.50am every day including Saturdays (steve´s job this week has been cleaning oout the pooey pig stalls before breakfast!) * But Loving it!! Learning heaps of farm stuff, our permaculture course is really interesting, getting as involved as possible....and learning heaps * although our spanish is still ... read more

Alright, so I have no good reason for this being my first entry. I could tell you everytime I went to Canoa (a 30 minute walk down the beach) either the power went out or the internet shut down. I could tell you it is because I have been such an attentive Spanish student, busy filling my brain with important information. I could say it is because I have been so busy learing to surf while working on my tan. I could say it is because drinking big cold beers while watching the sun set over the ocean is a much nicer way to spend my time than in the internet cafe. I could say it is because i have been spending all my time with my new best friends, Caroline (4 years) and Rosalea (9 ... read more

Hello all, Sad to say that this will be our last blog from Canoa (for a while anyway). We are currently sitting at the surfshak having our last breakfast in Canoa, and will be packing later today. We will head to Manta in the morning via taxi and then fly to Quito in the afternoon (notice, there will not be any travel by bus, my nerves couldn't handle it). We will spend a couple of days there and then fly back home later this week! It has been great, meeting all these nice people and relaxing. Last few days have been pretty laid back, and getting our thoughts together for the time when we get to come back! Henry and DJ finished class on Friday and DJ has been catching up big time on his school ... read more

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have internet at the Sundown Hotel! Since the last blog, Henry's voice has returned back to normal (after horseback riding), DJ has been beached (catching up on school work), and Breana has been bummed since we lost her Karine (she went home to Canada), Henry and Dj are back in class, and I am happy not to be cooking and cleaning. Not only did we lose Karine, but we also lost Pablo, Dan, and Geoff(traveling on to Peru), as well as Harley and Wendy (back home to Washington). Before we lost Karine, she brought us one of her friends, Pascal (also from Canada) to take her place, it has been great having him around! It also has been great getting to know Ryans parents, who are escaping the cold in Canada. Let me ... read more