Monday 20 March 2012 -that's Ecuador for you Had breakfast with Ramona and Dan in a lovely old hotel on the waterfront: we wandered came in from the street walking through the dining area with old-fashioned décor and knick-knacks to the breakfast room overlooking the sea. After breakfast, we investigated ways of getting to either a dry mangrove forest or to Isla Corazon for a wildlife board walk and canoe trip, but within Ramona and Dan's budget; however, ...

Sunday 18 March 2012 Had a lovely breakfast of crepe de frutas with a side of chocolate sauce: yum! Then it was pack up and checkout time, where I made my way to where I saw buses parked in a square (but it´s not an official bus terminal), hoping that I could catch a bus there. Trying to find someone to ask, I saw a few of the bus drivers and conductors napping in the storage space under the bus: it was shady and looked cool - just what I needed, whilst wai...