Day 29: Coco Loco (12/26/09)
Woke up tired. Tried to sleep longer, but had difficulty. Got up at 8:30, felt like it was much later. Ate the last of the gross yogurt with some granola, then had more with the good yogurt.
After breakfast I started some laundry and did some reading. Blogged for a bit. Then a bit later swam with Camila.
After swimming I grabbed my laundry and ate lunch. Blogged some more, then headed back to the condo because Brent and Elsa were about to make some dinner.
At our condo Margaret made some potatoes and burgers. Brent and Elsa showed up at our door ready to head to Canoa, but we were still eating. We apologized for not being ready and they waited 30 minutes. When we finished eating we all piled into the truck and headed one of the cabañas on the beach in Canoa. Unfortunately, the place Brent wanted to go to was closed so we headed across the street to ¨Coco Loco¨a hostel/bar for a drink (my whiskey and ginger was really a scotch and ginger... hmmm). After our drink we all piled in the truck again and headed back to the condos.
Margaret and Jack went straight to bad and I stayed up and watched ¨The Brave One.¨ I don´t really care for Jody Foster, but I like Terrence Howard a lot.
I´ve been in my room writing for probably close to an hour now and I'm finally feeling drowsy.
After breakfast I started some laundry and did some reading. Blogged for a bit. Then a bit later swam with Camila.
After swimming I grabbed my laundry and ate lunch. Blogged some more, then headed back to the condo because Brent and Elsa were about to make some dinner.
At our condo Margaret made some potatoes and burgers. Brent and Elsa showed up at our door ready to head to Canoa, but we were still eating. We apologized for not being ready and they waited 30 minutes. When we finished eating we all piled into the truck and headed one of the cabañas on the beach in Canoa. Unfortunately, the place Brent wanted to go to was closed so we headed across the street to ¨Coco Loco¨a hostel/bar for a drink (my whiskey and ginger was really a scotch and ginger... hmmm). After our drink we all piled in the truck again and headed back to the condos.
Margaret and Jack went straight to bad and I stayed up and watched ¨The Brave One.¨ I don´t really care for Jody Foster, but I like Terrence Howard a lot.
I´ve been in my room writing for probably close to an hour now and I'm finally feeling drowsy.
Day 30: Vino Tinto at Sunset (12/27/09)
I didn't do much of anything today. I woke up early and went back to bed. Then woke up again and just stayed in bed for a while. Finally, I got up and Margaret and Jack were out y the hammocks with Brent (and probably Elsa too). It was only 8:30. I made myself some breakfast and a short while later Margaret and Jack came in. They ate some pancakes and we did a little talking.
I went to ask Elsa about the bus details for getting to Cuenca. She was busy cleaning out her bedroom, and I told her it was no problem, I could come back later but she tried to call her friend Santiago anyway (in Cuenca). He didn´t answer. So, I checked my email (etc) and also looked online for flights to Costa Rica (from Portland and from Ecuador). They seem to be going up a bit, but are still fairly reasonable. I was gonna write a few emails, but left instead because Brent and Elsa were still cleaning and I felt like I was in the way.
After that I went back to the condo and was getting ready to take a siesta in a hammock, but then a group of people sat at the tables next to the hammocks.
So, instead I read the very last of my book and then tried to nap in my bed. I made myself a couple playlists and listened to both as I dosed in and out. I keep getting a sample, from a song I don´t even have, stuck in my head.
One of my last dreams involved someone (I think it was my parents) tricking me into eating pizza when they promised me sushi. Very strange.
I peeled myself out of bed around 5:30 and ate a snack. After my snack I went back online to write some emails. While I was online Sebastian (and his son Thomas) came over and invited us all over for some wine while the sun was setting.
We all walked over (we didn't have wine, so we brought beer) and a short bit later some other neighbors joined us. Michel, his wife, Dominica (one month older than Thomas), and their baby came. Michel is originally from Germany, but his wife is Ecuadorian.
We ate cheese and crackers and drank while the sun sank. Michel's wife took the baby to bed and Michel went with her to grab some booze. It was some kind of sugar cane liquor and it was surprisingly smooth.
Dominica and Thomas went inside with Sebastian´s wife to play (Camila went with them), and the rest of us stayed and talked. Apparently, Sebastian had been feeling sick all day, so we left early so he could rest up.
We went to Brent and Elsa's and the adults talked while Camila and I watched ¨The God´s Must Be Crazy.¨My mom had sent it as a gift for Camila. I had forgotten how good it is. Camila liked it too.
After that Elsa talked to me about maybe taking Camila on the bus with me and then Camila and I started watching ¨The Goonies¨(another gift from my mom).
I borrowed a couple movies and came back to the condo only part way into ¨The Goonies.¨ I watched a movie called ¨(something or other) Mariposas.¨I think the English title they gave it was just ¨Butterfly.¨I really liked it, but it was a little sad. When the movie ended I headed to bed.
I went to ask Elsa about the bus details for getting to Cuenca. She was busy cleaning out her bedroom, and I told her it was no problem, I could come back later but she tried to call her friend Santiago anyway (in Cuenca). He didn´t answer. So, I checked my email (etc) and also looked online for flights to Costa Rica (from Portland and from Ecuador). They seem to be going up a bit, but are still fairly reasonable. I was gonna write a few emails, but left instead because Brent and Elsa were still cleaning and I felt like I was in the way.
After that I went back to the condo and was getting ready to take a siesta in a hammock, but then a group of people sat at the tables next to the hammocks.
So, instead I read the very last of my book and then tried to nap in my bed. I made myself a couple playlists and listened to both as I dosed in and out. I keep getting a sample, from a song I don´t even have, stuck in my head.
One of my last dreams involved someone (I think it was my parents) tricking me into eating pizza when they promised me sushi. Very strange.
I peeled myself out of bed around 5:30 and ate a snack. After my snack I went back online to write some emails. While I was online Sebastian (and his son Thomas) came over and invited us all over for some wine while the sun was setting.
We all walked over (we didn't have wine, so we brought beer) and a short bit later some other neighbors joined us. Michel, his wife, Dominica (one month older than Thomas), and their baby came. Michel is originally from Germany, but his wife is Ecuadorian.
We ate cheese and crackers and drank while the sun sank. Michel's wife took the baby to bed and Michel went with her to grab some booze. It was some kind of sugar cane liquor and it was surprisingly smooth.
Dominica and Thomas went inside with Sebastian´s wife to play (Camila went with them), and the rest of us stayed and talked. Apparently, Sebastian had been feeling sick all day, so we left early so he could rest up.
We went to Brent and Elsa's and the adults talked while Camila and I watched ¨The God´s Must Be Crazy.¨My mom had sent it as a gift for Camila. I had forgotten how good it is. Camila liked it too.
After that Elsa talked to me about maybe taking Camila on the bus with me and then Camila and I started watching ¨The Goonies¨(another gift from my mom).
I borrowed a couple movies and came back to the condo only part way into ¨The Goonies.¨ I watched a movie called ¨(something or other) Mariposas.¨I think the English title they gave it was just ¨Butterfly.¨I really liked it, but it was a little sad. When the movie ended I headed to bed.
Day 31: Getting Ready For Cuenca (12/28/09)
I woke up on a mission today. My room here was pretty messy, considering how little I brought. I leave for Cuenca tomorrow morning around 6:15 so I´ve got to get all of my cleaning and packing done today.
I got up and ate some breakfast. I wanted to make some tea, but Margaret was using the pot to boil sausages. I decided to go to Brent and Elsa´s to heat some water.
I came back to the condo and drank my tea while packing and listening to music. Jack is going to take my two books back to Portland with him and I managed to fit everything else in my bags. I thought that there was a good chance that some of it wouldn´t fit, but it did! It was a tight squeeze though. If I pick anything else up I might have to find another bag.
After packing I hand washed my bra and went for a swim. I swam in the ocean for a while first and then swam in the pool. The ocean felt nice, but the sun was so hot.
Just as I was getting out of the pool, Camila, Brent and Elsa got back from Bahia.
Of course, Camila wanted to swim, so I got back in the pool for a bit.
I got out with just enough time to shower before the power went out. After getting dressed I ate some lunch then headed to Brent and Elsa´s to drop off goggles and a magnet (for Camila).
Elsa talked to me about the trip tomorrow and gave me our bus tickets for the first leg of our trip. The tickets from Bahia to Guayaquil were only $3.50. The part that Elsa is most worried about is our time in Guayaquil. It´s the largest city in Ecuador and very dangerous. I´m supposed to hold hands with Camila and only talk to the people at the ticket counters. Apparently, there are several who walk around with papers that come up to ask questions and then blow drugs in your face so they can kidnap you.
She told me not to talk to anyone, even if they´re dressed like a nun. They caught a woman at the airport with lots of drugs while dressed like a nun (police dogs apparently went nuts). I promised Elsa that I would be very careful.
I milled around for a while and then decided to sit by the pool with Margaret. Camila came and begged me to swim, but I told her I was done swimming for the day. She begged and begged. I got up and started a load of laundry and then started watching ¨The Straight Story.¨It´s another Davis Lynch movie.
I swapped laundry and ate snacks then finished the movie. When it ended I went to Brent and Elsa´s. Brent was going to make some of his ¨famous¨margaritas.
When it became clear the neighbors weren´t coming, I wasn´t getting a margarita and I couldn´t make any calls I went back to the condo.
Margaret and Jack went to bed shortly after that and I watched ¨Memoirs of a Geisha.¨ I was packed and ready for the morning.
I got up and ate some breakfast. I wanted to make some tea, but Margaret was using the pot to boil sausages. I decided to go to Brent and Elsa´s to heat some water.
I came back to the condo and drank my tea while packing and listening to music. Jack is going to take my two books back to Portland with him and I managed to fit everything else in my bags. I thought that there was a good chance that some of it wouldn´t fit, but it did! It was a tight squeeze though. If I pick anything else up I might have to find another bag.
After packing I hand washed my bra and went for a swim. I swam in the ocean for a while first and then swam in the pool. The ocean felt nice, but the sun was so hot.
Just as I was getting out of the pool, Camila, Brent and Elsa got back from Bahia.
Of course, Camila wanted to swim, so I got back in the pool for a bit.
I got out with just enough time to shower before the power went out. After getting dressed I ate some lunch then headed to Brent and Elsa´s to drop off goggles and a magnet (for Camila).
Elsa talked to me about the trip tomorrow and gave me our bus tickets for the first leg of our trip. The tickets from Bahia to Guayaquil were only $3.50. The part that Elsa is most worried about is our time in Guayaquil. It´s the largest city in Ecuador and very dangerous. I´m supposed to hold hands with Camila and only talk to the people at the ticket counters. Apparently, there are several who walk around with papers that come up to ask questions and then blow drugs in your face so they can kidnap you.
She told me not to talk to anyone, even if they´re dressed like a nun. They caught a woman at the airport with lots of drugs while dressed like a nun (police dogs apparently went nuts). I promised Elsa that I would be very careful.
I milled around for a while and then decided to sit by the pool with Margaret. Camila came and begged me to swim, but I told her I was done swimming for the day. She begged and begged. I got up and started a load of laundry and then started watching ¨The Straight Story.¨It´s another Davis Lynch movie.
I swapped laundry and ate snacks then finished the movie. When it ended I went to Brent and Elsa´s. Brent was going to make some of his ¨famous¨margaritas.
When it became clear the neighbors weren´t coming, I wasn´t getting a margarita and I couldn´t make any calls I went back to the condo.
Margaret and Jack went to bed shortly after that and I watched ¨Memoirs of a Geisha.¨ I was packed and ready for the morning.
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