Blogs from West, Ecuador, South America - page 56

Hello all, Well folks, what can i say, things have been hectic, i hope the pictures can wxplain better than my quick words, new year and xmas very different, I got sun burnt putting up a christmas tree. We burnt dolls in the street and ate 12 grapes for new year, also had to run around the block with an empty bag to keep up with tradition! all a bit strange but great fun. The first art project has finished and i have now started a new project for carnaval!!! Its all very exciting, my visa runs out soon so will be off to further parts for a little wonder, but back again for more art lessons before too long. love to all and miss you lots. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx... read more

After three days in Canoa and remembering our very long journey from Quito, we decided that a night bus from Bahia de Caracas would be nicer than the day bus we took to St. Vincente. Plus we heard that this town was an "ecocity" and we wanted to see what it was all about. We took a bus from Canoa to St. Vincente in the morning. We met a nice gentleman who helped us to catch the water taxi across the bay to Bahia. We spent the day walking around the peninsula and watching the amazing waves hitting the shore. We ate some great Italian food and ice cream. Kerensa ate cerviche and it was great also. The pelicans clumsily diving into the water kept us entertained for hours. Janel and Kerensa collected more sea shells. ... read more

Arrived in Guayaquil and stayed the night there. The next morning we booked tickets to the Galapagos for the folowing day. It´s hot and not a whole lot to do. Stayed at the Velez just off the plaza. The last day caught a male staff member trying to look into our bathroom window from the roof.... read more

¡Feliz año nuevo! Happy new year! Frohes neues Jahr! Auch im neuen Jahr sollen meine Berichte nicht ausbleiben und so werde ich versuchen euch zu erzaehlen, wie ich mein Silvesterfest verbracht habe. Dies ist diesmal keine leichte Aufgabe fuer mich, da ich stets versucht habe euch ein Bild von meinen Erlebnissen, Eindruecken und Erfahrungen zu vermitteln und euch versucht habe fuer einen Moment lang mit nach Ecuador zu holen. Heute, mit meinem Bericht ueber Neujahr, ist das nicht ganz so einfach zu realisieren, weil selbst ich noch nicht wirklich realisiert habe und verarbeiten konnte, was ich erlebt und gesehen habe. Es war chaotisch auf eine Weise und absolut anders von dem, was ich bisher kannte. Um es mit einem Wort zu beschreiben: EINMALIG! Mily und ich hatten einen Plan: zunaechst natuerlich vorgluehen, bei mir zu Hause, ... read more

So my trip to the Coast began around five in the morning, not that I was aware of the fact being extremley drunk and pretty much falling into the car and going into a deep coma sleep. Pablo who runs the Apu Inty Spanish school I currently study at was the designated driver with his girlfriend Sheir from America playing Shotgun with me in the back. The first half of the journey was a semi conscious awareness that the air pressure was changing along with an increase in temperature as we drove down towards the coast. Consciencess came in the form of a jolt and the knowledge that three of four tyres had just been burst hitting a crater in the road, something that VW car is less than capable of contending with. Luckily the repair ... read more