Machalilla National Park

Trip Start Jan 24, 2005
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Trip End Apr 2007


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Thursday, April 26, 2007

It is beautiful here.  We are having a great time, finally relaxing after two years of hard living and one week of hard bussing.  The food here is good (though we think Peru beats it), and our hotel is more like a resort.  We are right on the beach, we have a hammock in the room,  I don't know if we'll ever leave.

On Tuesday, we hung out at the hotel and on the beach.  Lots of fun playing in the waves.  Wednesday, we went to Isla de la Plata, which is supposed to be like a Galapagos island.  We saw a lot of blue footed boobies, an albatross, and even some sharks.  Unfortunately, we were there from 11.30 to 2.00 walking around in the equatorial sun with not a bit of shade (we rested 4 or 5 times in huts and drank water, but still).  So after lunch, we went snorkling.  The water felt great, but I couldn't see anything because the snorkle mask doesn't fit over glasses a. view
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 .  And then I got to feeling sick.  I went back to the boat.  I sat around feeling crappy for a while.  Then I tossed my cookies overboard.  I was feeling bad about dirtying the gorgeous blue water when some lovely tropical fish swam up and ate the mess.  Clean water, clean tummy, I felt much better!

Today, we went zip-lining. it was fun and not nearly as scary as I thought.  It feels a lot like riding in a cable car, but you get a better view.  The place was beautiful (I'm going to need a thesaurus, soon).  We ate lunch there, too.  I didn't think it would be as fun, going by ourselves, but it was actually very relaxing.  Next stop, Cuenca.
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