La Fontana Hotel Guayaquil

... which we thought was a damn good idea because should anything go wrong you can fix it yourself. Turns out he is an engineer, there are a lot of 'em around! We bumped into him on the way out of town in the morning too, he had been up since 6 trying to catch some surf, but it's just the wrong time of year. <br><br>On the way to Sta Elena we bumped into our Aussie friend (whose name completely escapes me, but I have it written down somewhere). He has ...

... I explained how Jehovah gave evident expectation of his word relating his promises. Jehovah does not want blind faith. Relating this to the resurrection hope, I asked what examples he knew of. Citing Lazarus and Jesus, I could see him being moved emotionally (the sisters had let me control the conversation and now had tears dwell in their eyes) Roger asked how long I was staying in Guayaquil. I said that I leave tomorrow. This solid man now had a tear dwell in his eyes ...

... hot but thankfully we could leave our big backpacks at the hotel until we headed back to the bus terminal for the night bus.<br>The bus terminal here has everything! Clean big building with proper stores and even a McDonalds! (guess where we ate dinner). :o)<br>On our way to Cuenca...<br>

... up at Kahyda's house for a movie and a great desert. Elizabeth, Diana, Juan Carlos, and Diana came over, and with Kahyda we all watched the movie and had a good evening. They all left just a bit ago, so here I am, writing a bit before going to sleep. Hopefully I'll sleep well tonight for the long trip tomorrow. Anywho... with some luck, I should be updating my blog in Riobamba next... a new town, wow.. go figure... but I *will* be back to Guayaquil.

... tells me that she is asking if I am German. Aleman . ¨No, Americano .¨ She smiles and asks another question, its a slow question, no brainer . I look at her, study her expression and decide that she is asking me where I´m going. I answer Bahia, and then butcher some phrase like ´volunterando plantaron arboles´which may mean volunteering planting trees, it may not. I get the smile, nod and the Crazy Gringo look. This is a precursor of what is to come. Guayaquil is suppose to be a ...

... made a bee line for the highlands today. The bus station in Guayaquil is huge, but clean and well-organized, so we managed to get ourselves on the right bus. During the first hour we passed banana and cacao plantations, and scruffy little tropical towns and we stopped several times so that various vendors could come aboard and present items for sale (sliced pineapple, huge ...

... Quayanquil we were there. We perused the menu and decided on the "Doble Grill". We sure were surprised when a portable grill came out with 2 steaks, 2 huge pork chops, 6 sausages, and a foot of intestine...not exactly what we were expecting from the double grill... After Charis helped out a local family with a picture they bought us both desert! Great day. Tomorrow, the Galapagos!

... They were brightened even more when we stepped into an air conditioned mall, complete with supermarket and food court. It was like being back home. We've been here for 2 days now, and tomorrow I'm off to the Galapagos Islands. I'm really looking forward to 5 day of doing nothing but look at big turtles and sea lions. I can't wait. PS. I think my memory card has some kind of virus, so no photos until I manage to get it fixed!

Caught the bus from a wet Banos via Riobamba down to a very much hotter Guayaquil , which is Ecuadors "second city" (it is actually bigger than the capital Quito) and the place from where I fly to the Galapagos Islands on Thursday morning. The bus journey went through yet more spectacular scenery for much of the first few hours of the six hour trip which helps take your mind off a cramped uncomfortable bus and sore ...

... e en taxi (VIPcar, la seule compagnie que Francis me permet de prendre...) vers 19h et oh surprise, il n'y a personne et j'ai oublié de demander un clé... Pas grave, il fait déjà nuit noire mais toujours chaud et je me suis installée sur le pas de la porte (éclairée!) avec mon sudoku, en attendant qu'arrive quelqu'un... 2 heures plus tard....<br>Sur ce, Francis me prête un gsm!<br><br>Vendredi matin j'ai pris le taxi jusqu'au Jardín Botánico pour y admirer les ...