Hampton Inn Guayaquil

... is not electricity between the hours of 6am - 8am and 4-6pm. I experienced the afternoon power cut whilst in a shop downtown and trust me ... it goes black until they get the candles out!<br>Shops with generators are in abundance, so if you´d like to come and look at the variety of Generators for your boat Tata, feel free to join me!<br><br>General Observations:<br>1) Road sellers - amidst the 4 lanes of fast moving traffic you can buy coconut pieces, oranges, shoe stands and ...

... their fair share of covering. I argue that with more body volume, I should have more duvet but this is countered by Debbie who feels that, as she gets cold and I don&#8217;t, she should be allowed to wrap it all around her. I understand that females are supposed to be the weaker sex but I defy any man to get the duvet off them at 3 in the morning! They have an ability to sleep with a vice-like grip on the bedclothes that can only be broken by bolt cutters.<br><br>Our departure from ...

... day in Guayquil I finally managed to sort out a "medical problem"... which turned out to be a bruise! Better safe than sorry, no? And hopefully I'll be able to claim back the expense on my insurance.<br><br>So, with my mind in peace, I headed off for the rather notorious beach town of Montanita. This place is well known for its surfing and is popular with everyone I've met so far. But still, I was surprised at just how gringo-fied it is. The town exists purely for tourists with sandy ...

... explore a potential water project for a future trip, we got two homes built in about three hours each. We are "in the groove" now, and very optimistic about our next two days of building. <br> All is well here. All the guys are working hard, there is great camaraderie among the group, with loads of laughter mixed in. Rest assured that your friends and loved ones here are representing you, Peachtree Presbyterian, and Jesus very well!

So today I woke up nice and early to catch an earlyish bus from Cuenca to Guayaquil. Got up around a quarter to seven, had a nice shower, said goodbye to James, and walked down to the bus station. I was able to get a bus ticket for seven bucks, which left at right around 9am. The views along the way were really beautiful. I tried to take some decent pictures, but they never turn up as good as in person; especially on the bus. We had one main ...

... and going through Customs could not have been easier. We were thinking that our day was too good to be true. What storm was brewing we wondered? Same deal with our flight to Quito.....gulping down water. We were totally prepared to land in Quito. Altitude, what altitude? As our plane was descending, wheels out and all, our plane lifted back upward into the sky. The captain came on and told us ...

... good place to vacation. Ecuador is a beautiful small country, the Andes Mountainns are breathtaking! With its waterfalls, the most beeautiful beaches that Ive ever seen, fresh water streams and oh, I forgot the king of banana exportation. Its hot as the diickens in Guyaquil though. The reaction of a new president of the united states has been very positive! Were movig up in the world folks, no thanks to G.W.B. The ...

... have redeveloped the waterfront, now called Malecon 2000, which was nice enough - it has gated and guarded entrances with gardens, fountains and plenty of shops and eateries inside and is full of local families with children, etc. All the beggars and hawkers hang around outside the gate, as they are not allowed in... At one end of the Malecon is an area called ...

In August I managed a trip to Milagro to finally meet Julio a friend of Caro, party there and head to Bucay and small town on the way to the mountains with a nice river!!!:) Julio, and Caro also made it to Cuenca where I managed to get very drunk, and spent the weekend feeling sorry for myself..although we did make it to a few local towns (Gualaceo and Chordeleg) where we ate the local speciality (basically spit roasted pig) and I showed Caro and Julio around Cuenca.