Monpiche and the Most Beautiful Beach in Ecuador
Trip Start
Jun 12, 2005
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Trip End
Ongoing
Monpiche - North Coast,
Ecuador
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Thursday I took off at six in the morning with a weekend pack lugging my tent and sleeping bag along with my shirts and shorts that I didn´t end up wearing because I never changed out of my swimming trunks! My dog Vaquita was also following along and my six foot surf board was also wearing on my nerves as I stook out like a sore thumb to the ecuadorians after switching buses, once in the poorest town in Ecuador of Chamanga. After nearly 7 hours of traveling north, I arrived at Monpiche.
I spent a total of three days there and each was filled with reading, floating on my surfboard (not quite surfing yet), sun bathing, napping, eating sandy-burned hotdogs around bonfires, laying in the hammocks, a few cervezas, fraternizing with seven other volunteers from group 94 and my own thoughts.
Friday we took off to Playa Negra for the afternoon, where the black sandy beach is only accessible during the low tide, but where you can leave the small crowds of Monpiche for your own part of the Pacific Ocean. I was finally able to get into my new book ¨Endurance¨, a gift from someone who sent it to me a about 5 months ago. I just received it.
Yesterday we went off to an Island which has been voted as having the most beautiful beach in Ecuador by Peace Corps Volunteers... We played a thrilling game of four-on-four American rules football. We lost 2 to 1.
I feel as though time really will start to fly and after meeting up with 7 other volunteers it seems as though we are all a lot more confident on what lies ahead... 16 months and stuff...
