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We survived!
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We've survived the last overland leg of our epic journey. We arrived safely in Guayaquil after possibly the scariest bus journey ever. For once it wasn't that the driving was especially bad (although it was up there), but the danger of being held up a gunpoint like the poor unfortunate travellers we met in Cuenca. The precautions we'd made weren't tested in the end and so when we got to our hostel we dug out the memory cards for the camera and put our wedding rings back on.
Our hostel, despite being described by the Rough Guide as the best one in the city, was severely disappointing - how I'm not going to miss lumpy foam mattresses, peeling paintwork and dodgy showers!
Part of the reason we'd chosen to stay there was the advertised restaurant which turned out to be non-existent. When we asked if there were any food places nearby we were told there was a Chinese place across the dual carriageway, but comically one of the men in reception advised us against eating there as many non-Ecuadorians find "Chinese food very strange if they're not used to it"! I couldn't help myself - on reflection I was quite rude, but before I knew it, I was busy telling him that we'd just spent over two months travelling in China and were quite accustomed to the cuisine (I could see Jim cringing!).
After walking around the block checking out the other food options - all of which looked deeply unappetising - we braved the Chinese and ate really well. Bizarrely, Chifes as they're known here, are extremely popular - very much the British equivalent of popping out for an Indian.
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