Took the bus today from Cuenca to Guayaquil. It is supposed to be a 3 1/2 trip on the route we took, which cuts through a naitonal park. But when your bus breaks down and you have to wait for another one to ocme along, it takes longer than that. It is also supposed to cost 5 dollars, but when we got on the second bus from the first one, the ticket collector didn´t give us our ticket back and the second guy made us pay again. The best thing about the trip were the guys sitting in the row in front of us who tried to convince the ticket guy not to charge us again (I understood "The chicas didn´t know" about getting our ticket back. The worst part was either the bus breaking down, having to pay twice, or going to the bathroom after 2 guys had gone in. There is a reason the bathroom door had a sign "women only." The guys were in there on a particularly winding part of the trip...enough said. It was also amusing when I asked for my bag after seeing that there was no toilet paper. The ticket collector, who also seved to hold the door closed while someone was in the bathroom, asked me if I was going to urinate...the toilet didn´t have a flush, just a drain.
Once we got out of the mountain pass the weather changed dramatically to steamy hot, with banana trees on the side of the road. It this is what it is like in early winter I wouldn´t want to be here in the summer! When we finally got to Guayquil, it was fast to get in to town, find a hotel and head out to explore the riverfront and Las Penas, a revitalized, Disney like fishing village with 444 steps (they are numbered, we didn´t count) to the top of a hill with a lighthouse and a view of the city. We only explored two parts but they were both lovely and I think Guayaquil gets a bad rap. But it is also obvious they put lots of money into making the riverfront (2 1/2 miles long) really nice, and they have tons of police there and in Las Penas. I dont think the rest of the city is like that.
Tomorrow, Galapagos! I don´t think it has really sunk in yet. I just want to see hammerhead sharks while snorkeling!
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I'm SO jealous of you! You're going to the Galapagos - that's amazing. I can't wait to see your pictures!
are you back yet? i want to hear all about the trip.
Sorry I took a huge hiatus from the blog...I'm BACK. Don't you worry. I miss you Andlee. I'm going to email Amber today and see if she wants to get together for a drink. I'm nervous. Making new friends is HARD!!
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