Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Manta

... br>speaking of surfing- last weekend was the countries national surf competition here in Montanita. It was fun to hang out on the beach (a great hung over past time) and watch the pro´s- the waves were not wonderful which was a shame but it was still great fun. One tradition during the competition is to get gringo's involved in games on the beach. Isidro pulled me up and made me take part in a potato sack race- Sean took part in the male heat. All the locals ...

Hey Guys,<br>Well after a mammoth journey of around 38hrs we have arrived in Montanita. We actually managed to stop down in most of the countries we plan to visit with our bizzare but cheap flight plan. Didn´t really see much of Brazil (I slept and we didn´t get off the plan.) Argentina we managed to actually step outside the airport but it was quite cold (not the peanut smuggling 3degrees they said on the plan, but near it. We had a night in Lima were we actually left ...

... happened a lot, but, it's very disconcerting when it does, especially if you're cycling uphill, therefore moving rather slowly, and all you can see are bunches of men lounging in hammocks and they're all looking at YOU!<br><br>Anyway, the day went by very slowly, and by the time we got to San Placido we were ready for a proper meal (all we'd had was cakes and pop all day) and a shower. Problem was, there were no hotels and only street stalls selling ...

... and some looked like they have been there for yeas. Oh well, that is a way of beating the tax man. There is a great disparity between the rich and the poor. Some of the places which people call home are, by our standards, not fit to occupy. Construction consists , for the poorer people, of split bamboo and mud packed on both sides of the bamboo. This part of Ecuador is close to ...

... one, corral it with your machete into a plastic bottle. At first one felt fear, followed by exhilaration, and followed by the ¨**** yeah¨ skill often accompanied by catching 7 scorpions in a day. We went back to Ramón's cabaña for my last weekend in Bahia. There was much chilling to be done, and general watching of the tide go in and come out. The cabaña is located on a stretch of beach called La Gorda. It is one of the best places to harvest oysters if conditions are ...

... ett par timer.. En traumatisk opplevelse, hehe.. Lene ser edderkopper overalt naa, jeg ser bare lange ekle bein som kravler.. Aesj.... I dag skal vi surfe litt igjen =) Maalet er aa staa lengre paa brettet enn to sek! Ellers prover vi aa laere litt spansk hver dag. Gaarsdagens ord var Encantada, som betyr hyggelig aa mote deg! Dagens ord er edderkopp.. =) fredag 20.mars Siden sist.. det gaar i ol og surfing :) I dag har jeg paraglidet!! Det ...

... and most conversations with us were thru hand signals and broken English and Spanish. The day was getting hotter and we knew we needed to get to the Bus Station so that we could take the local bus to Montichristi. Montichristi is a small town that is the home of the Panama hat. It is located 15 miles inland from Manta. You can take a taxi there, but you will lose the adventure of traveling to the location with the local people. The price was right in ...

... lie as if their life depended on it so they do it regularly.  The little bus hobbit told us to take a cab to Montanita.  The taxi that was there wanted to charge us $20, a lot by South American standards, for 1 hour's distance.  We discussed our options of staying in some city we've never heard of for $20 amongst the four of us or cab it.  Liang ran out because he desperately needed to go ****.  I tried to negotiate with the gangsta cabby down to $16 but he ...

... a 2 hour sleep in will be favoured instead. The seriousness of climate change will be downgraded when compared to the pressing issue of where the next hit of protein is coming from. The smelly girl with the dread locks will play that song for the final time, because the closet meat eater used her acoustic for fire wood. The smell of the burning cow will confuse, anger and excite all at the same time. They will however leave energised; concerned but confident that possibilities ...

I was suppose to leave yesterday morning but now ended up staying till tomorrow morning...kitesurfing can get really addictive...but finally yesterday after I believe some 14 hr of classes I got up in the water and went like 10m...it was so so cool the feeling that I can actually do it and control ir and it works...the wind was really poor so it was rather impossible to do anything...but...I stayed one more day today is super god wind and I ...