Here's the group all spiffy in the "Rediker Tour Galapagos 2009" shirts graciously supplied for all by our Ecuadorian hosts, Luis and Chio. We had just completed a scrumpcious fish dinner at The Red Crab Restaurant in Guayaquil. The food was pretty special - a high class joint with plenty of sangria to wash it down. For the record - Back row: David Tivoil, David Morse, Harvey Johnson, Connie Ellis, Richard "Richie" Steingart, Roberta "Bobi" Steingart and Rich Rediker. The front row is: Susan Shepherd, Luis Costales, Carol Tivoli, Gayle Rediker and Chio Costales! Thanks to Carol Tivoli for this fine image. Jumped back into 3 cabs and returned to the hotel to sleep a few hours before our next adventure. ON TO BANOS!
At dinner, Luis and Chio graciously presented Rich and Gayle with an original piece by Luis' friend and famous Ecuadorian artist Hugo Lara. Amazingly, each of the other couples in our group recieved signed lithographs as well. Here is ours, with the inscription: To Harvey and Connie, signed by Hugo Lara - Guayaquil, Ecuador. Thank you so much Luis and Chio. We will think of you fondly each time we look at this beautiful piece of artwork on our wall. This is part of a series entitled "Circus of Life". If you are interested you can access Hugo Lara's website at: http://www.galeriadehugolara.com/
A fine church and plaza on just down the street from our hotel.
A "Pirate" dinner cruise ship plys the Rio Guayas as the sun readies to set
This tower was detailed with decorative tiles in a Moorish motif. The city flag of Guayaquil flies atop it.
Here's the corner of the civic building - you can see the archway of the next image on the right.
A famous civic building along the Malecon
The Malecon has a nautical theme. One of many decorative towers along the way.
A view from The Malecon - a riverside area that has created urban renewal in Guayaquil. This was about a 3 block walk from our hotel in Quito.
This is a bank building that each year has paintings commissioned on the outside of the building by famous Ecuadorian artists. One of Luis friends, Hugo Lara had his work on the bank last year.
Kicker Rock - We snorkeled in the fracture between the two rocks. Looked like a mountain under the water - way down with lots of colorful algae and coral on the walls.
Catamaran from shore just after dawn on Wednesday
Just after dawn on Wednesday morning. We were ready to jump in the bay to "clean up" after our second night camping.
Here's the bay we were camping in on San Cristobal Island. That's the catamaran we were carted around on all day. This image was taken shortly after dawn on Wednesday the 4th after our second night of camping.
This is another view of the bay we camped in - taken back at the camp from the point underneath the two clouds on the right in the image above this. (If that makes any sense!)
I don't know if you know but if you click on any image in the blog you get a much larger image to look at. The second panoramic view is composed of 10 images pasted together that shows the bay we camped in. You can see the catamaran we used to get from place to place. Our tents were set up just to the left of where the catamaran was in the last panoramic image.
A fine church and plaza on just down the street from our hotel.
A "Pirate" dinner cruise ship plys the Rio Guayas as the sun readies to set
This tower was detailed with decorative tiles in a Moorish motif. The city flag of Guayaquil flies atop it.
Here's the corner of the civic building - you can see the archway of the next image on the right. 
A famous civic building along the Malecon
The Malecon has a nautical theme. One of many decorative towers along the way.
A view from The Malecon - a riverside area that has created urban renewal in Guayaquil. This was about a 3 block walk from our hotel in Quito. 
This is a bank building that each year has paintings commissioned on the outside of the building by famous Ecuadorian artists. One of Luis friends, Hugo Lara had his work on the bank last year. We're back on the mainland after 2 nights of camping on San Cristobal Island. AMAZING! I must say however that it's nice to have a shower and a bed to sleep in - not to mention a proper toilet. The camping was great - great food unbelievable site to camp at real close to snorkling sites. I will update with more details about the last couple of days soon. I'm pretty tired and want to enjoy the fresh sheets so I'm almost off to sleep. We'll get up early tomorrow to get on a private bus for a journey into the Andes where we will spend the next two nights in Banos where we will have white water rafting, biking and spa treatments. Lots more to do there - I'll write more whe I have a free minute. The internet connection is real fast here in Guayaquil - real S L O W on Santa Cruz and San Cristobal. What should you expect way out in the ocean?
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The images below were actually of the previous day's adventures. No internet and all on the campgrounds so I got a little behind. When I updated them I put them in the wrong place.
Kicker Rock - We snorkeled in the fracture between the two rocks. Looked like a mountain under the water - way down with lots of colorful algae and coral on the walls.
Catamaran from shore just after dawn on Wednesday 
Just after dawn on Wednesday morning. We were ready to jump in the bay to "clean up" after our second night camping.
Here's the bay we were camping in on San Cristobal Island. That's the catamaran we were carted around on all day. This image was taken shortly after dawn on Wednesday the 4th after our second night of camping.
This is another view of the bay we camped in - taken back at the camp from the point underneath the two clouds on the right in the image above this. (If that makes any sense!)I don't know if you know but if you click on any image in the blog you get a much larger image to look at. The second panoramic view is composed of 10 images pasted together that shows the bay we camped in. You can see the catamaran we used to get from place to place. Our tents were set up just to the left of where the catamaran was in the last panoramic image.
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