I Don’t Have To Be Me!

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Festive Ano Viejo – Jama Ecuador

So I was looking for the song, “Flatlands,” by Steve Azar and got distracted by another! (S. Azar is from Greenville Mississippi)   This video fits well with Ailsa’s  travel theme of “PLAY.”

Maybe some of you can take a three-day weekend and play!

Coastal Tours and Painting the Town!

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Hammocking at La Division

Life remains at an easy forward motion here in Ecuador’s Manabi Province!  The above image reflects the tranquil attitude of Sarah Dettman’s group that toured the area on Friday.  After a picnic and a little practice at the art of hammocking, we met the other half of the group at Canoa Beach Hotel – an hour’s drive down the coast.

Canoa Beach Hotel

Early that morning Jonathan Hall and his part of the Ecuador Expat Journey group flew from Quito to Manta and drove to Canoa, while Sarah brought her new friends by land to Pedernales, over the line of the equator and to the Jama area.  

New Friends, New Memories – Part 02

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Life presents us with unique people if we slow down long enough to notice!

Bahia de Caraquez – A picturesque little green city!

Manabi Province – Ecuador  (May 2013)

(This post follows New Friends, New Memories – Part 01 posted yesterday)

After the Ecuador Crash Course group left Canoa Beach Hotel,  Susana stepped into her job as Spanish teacher and prompted us to count heads in Spanish as the bus took us the half-hour ride to San Vicente!    Learning a new language is often difficult for many, but Susana’s infectious spirit reminded us to embrace the new words and cherish the adventure!

New Friends, New Memories – Part 01

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“What’s cooking, Ramon?”

May 2013 – Manabi Ecuador

Last Friday I traveled up the coast and met Sarah Dettman and her Ecuador Expat Journeys group in the coastal town of Pedernales.   Driving south, we crossed the line of the equator and kept rolling until we reached the petite beach community of La Division, about a mile from where I live.  In addition to having a picnic, we learned why almendros are so expensive!  A lot of work goes into retrieving the nuts!