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Being Thankful for Electricity

04 Thursday Apr 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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computer is shocking me, cooking with hibiscus, feeling electricity in the floor, ground wires, latin america electricity, living in ecuador, losing electricity

Who knows what this is?

Who knows what this is?

Manabi Ecuador

One learns to prepare for unexpected power outages in the rural areas of Latin America, and this past week brought several lights-out moments.  Just after sunset a few days ago, the power failed, and I peered downriver to see if the neighbors had power.  They did not.  The coastline was cloaked in darkness.  Checking in the other direction, I saw that the town of Jama had power.  Uh-oh;  I suspected that we’d not see light until the sun peered over the hillside, and we would probably get power no sooner than mid morning.

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Lack of power forces one to adjust to a different routine! Sunset signals the end of the day! After a hard day of work painting the bodega floor, Barb and I feasted on an eclectic chicken salad over a bed of hibiscus flowers!   Many people are shocked that hibiscus flowers make a great salad and are also nutritious!

Marinated vegetables and chicken over a bed of hibiscus!

Marinated vegetables and chicken over a bed of hibiscus!

Having no electricity forces one to adapt to the rhythms of the natural world.  When one goes to sleep with the birds, one awakens with them as well.  Barb now understands another reason why I love this perch on the river! The birdlife is phenomenal!

Sunrise

On one side of the house, the sunrise tints the sky and the shrimp ponds…

One could not ask for a more pristine start to a day!

On the other side, the river reflects the sunrise colors; one could not ask for a more pristine start to a day!

Power was restored around mid morning.   One sometimes needs a little reminder to be grateful for modern conveniences like power and internet, no matter how undependable the service!

Over the past week, Barb received several small shocks from her computer and from mine.  One night while I was cooking, she noted a faint electrical ‘buzzzzz’ in the wooden floor. Continue reading →

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