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Published: December 20th 2006
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Voodoo Dolls
At the hostel I stayed in Quito there were Voodoo Dolls all over the place. This one happened to be in my room Just want to thank you all for your patience, I´ve gotten emails from folks wondering if I was still alive. And then I get those emails from peps who want to proof read my stories before I send them out. Well I´m not writing a novel here, I´m simply letting you all know that I´m still alive and kicking, so who gives a shit about grammar.
Fact: Quito is the capital of Ecuador but has the second largest population to Guayaquil.
On my last day in Quito, I decided to take a trip up to Mitad Del Mundo (Middle Earth). Ofcourse the hostel I was staying at wasnt much help and like a tourist I had to go to the info center in the red light district.
After a mile walk I took a metro bus to the end of the line, to get to bus terminal for an hour ride out of town. So far Ecuador has the best transportation I´ve seen on this trip. Just so you know the perks of traveling alone are that you can get up when you feel like and take your sweet ass time getting there. I just so happened to
Middle Earth
so this is where all the tourist come to stand on both hemispheres. get on the bus when all the children in Quito were getting out of school.
So on my bus ride this kid sits next to me, and I asked him to do me a favor and let me know once we got to Middle Earth. Well after some time I kept poking at this kid and asking, are we there yet, are we there yet? And I think the kid got really annoyed with me. So thinking the kid was gonna tell me where to get off, once my head hit the window I snoozed off. Next thing you know I awake and the kid is gone and were going up a steep mountain. And at this point I figured I had passed my stop since there werent many people left on the bus.
So we get to the top and in this small mountain town I get off to ask where we were and how far was middle earth. Needless to say they made me get back on the bus and down the mountain. So now more children crowded the bus and the drivers assistant went around to collect and when he got to me he said,
Mitad del Mundo
Small town that you have to pay $2 to get into and ofcourse they all cater to tourist. so why didnt you get off. Embarrassed to say cuz all the children were looking at me, I muttered I fell asleep and when I woke up we were already here. And then there was roar of laughter on the bus by all the kids cuz I fell asleep like an idiot. So this nice lady next to me said she would tell me where to get off once we got down the mountain. So after a 2 hour bus ride I finally made it to the little town of middle earth.
Afterward I set out to find the bus terminal that would take me to Guayaquil the next day to check out prices and times and bargain with bus drivers.
So the next day I left early ass all hell to bus terminal and waited anxiously to get on bus for an 8 hour ride south. Yeah, yippy! I met this Holland chick who was waiting for the bus and had no clue what gate and didnt speak a word of spanish. Yeah, I´ve become a sucker for these people, so I stayed with her till her bus left.
After about an hour or two into
Yes I´m just as bad as the rest.
I couldnt help but to be a tourist and sit on the equator. our trip I heard a loud crash underneath my seat. And then the bus started to sway and we were on a 2 lane highway up in the sierra´s. After a mile or so of driving with 2 flat tires the bus driver finally pulled over. I was like great, we needed to make this a longer trip anyway. After what seemed like 2 hours cuz the drivers helper was teenage girl we finally go back on track.
Now somewhere close to Guayaquil we came across a city called BABAHOYO. It probably doesnt sound familiar to anyone unless you saw the movie CRONICAS with john leguizamo. Based on a true story about a man they called the ¨monster of babahoyo¨who kidnapped, rapped and murdered children. I was excited when we drove through there, go figure.
Well after an 11 hour bus ride I finally made it to Guayaquil and just like Mexico I had no idea who to look for, but I had mall I was supposed to meet my host family. Now these people I was too meet are not related to me, but are my cousins family. So I step into the suburbs of Guayaquil in
The Bus got a flat
The little person off to the right was the teenage helper. the southern part of the city, Hey free housing is great no matter where.
So I´m staying with an elderly lady and her 2 kids. The eldest is 35 and she has 3 kids and the other is 29 and lives with his girlfriend and I get to stay in the Navy guys room. Now the eldest Yoli ocassionally takes me out, mostly at night to check out the city. I never imaged that Guayaquil would be as hot as panama. Man my body was freakin out when I got here cuz it was cold ass hell in Quito when I left. Which is why we only go out at night.
So this weekend that passed Yoli took me to the red light district to go clubbing. I never imagined what I was in for that night. So we get to this club that cost $5 to get in and they had an open bar till 2am. And so we go in and it was jammed packed with girls and as we entered I was being rubbed on all the way to the top floor. I guess I never thought she´d be taking me to gay club. I
Babahoyo
The town was very similar to the movie. asked no questions and kept drinking. At one point they brought out this guy from spain, ugly ass fuck and had him dancing on the bar. I thought, boy did he come to wrong club. The girls all had their backs to him and when he attempted to take his clothes off they all fled the bar. It was funny. But then one of the bartenders got on and took it all off. Wow, they dam near malled the girl. And I was sitting at the end of bar going shit, for $5 all you can drink and strippers, dude this is great.
Well after the club was over we caught a cab and I thought we were going home and next thing you know were standing in line at a gay bar. Mind you Yoli has 3 kids at home. And so quickly make some new friends get inside and to my surprise we were the only 2 females in the place. Now I´ve been to sausage parties but this one took the prize. So we got our free beer and then were told to leave cuz someone was having sex or fighting or something. Cant remember. Then
Hanging out at the waterfront
Theres this place down by the water called Malecon 2000 very touristy. these 2 guys invited us to a gay birthday party and she was like, lets go.
Again we were the only 2 females at this party and the birthday vomited himself and had gone to bed. Everyone else was busy making out and no one was dancing. The boyfriend of the birthday guy went around the party and gave everyone shots all night. After awhile I was like no more I cant hang, or I´m about to vomit.
Sometime at 6am we left the party and shared a cab with some guys from the party cuz we had no clue what part of town we were in. And thats what I´ve been up down here in Guayaquil, laying low with no cash and trying to stay out of trouble.
So if I dont get to see any of you Have a Merry Xmas and a Happy New year. See you all in 2007.
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live it up veronica
wishin u the best for the holidays although u get to celebrate with the whole world i want u to know i am traveling with u in spirit smokin it up