We're heading up to that tower on top of Las Mesas - The Cliffs
The view from Las Mesas - after a meandering walk of "a few" steps 
Lunch at Luis and Chio's house
Sunset near Puerto LopezDay one on the ground. We slept in and had a wonderfully slow breakfast at the Hampton Inn this morning. Around 10 Jose arrived with our bus and we loaded all our stiff on it. We then went for a long walk along the Malacon in Guayaquil. There is a long promenade that runs along the Rio Guayas with many, many landscaped parks. We then took ALOT of steps up to the top of a hill where there is an observation tower. Plenty of steps and let me tell you it was HOT and HUMID. The view was pretty sensational after all of the sweating and heavy breathing! We than walked back down to where Jose had the bus waiting for us (nicely airconditioned).
Then, off to Luis and Chio's house where a wonderful lunch had been prepared for us. A scrumptious meal with way too many courses. We ate it all I have to and and we certainly appreciated it. Their son Richie (who is studing to be a chef) had quite a bit of input but I'm sure Chio put in many hours of preparation. We got to see Chio's newly renovated kitchen and the progress that had happened on the master bedroom and office project on the 3rd floor. The dedication of Rediker Software's South American headquartes is not far off! Alot of progress but not quite finished yet.
We were all presented with another shirt with the logo "Rediker Ecudor Trip - 2010" that along with the hat from last night gives us a complete outfit. We plan to all wear the shirts when we have a fancy seafood dinner later on in the trip in Quito! We'll take a group picture to add to our "Ecuador Trips" collection.
After the lunch we piled back into the bus and headed for Hosteria Mandala for the night in Puerto Lopez. We expected a 4 hour trip but as it seems to happen in Ecuador it stretched out a "bit" longer. We stopped several times along the way to admire the ocean views and arrived aroud 8:00 in the evening. A Dorado dinner completed another day's adventure.
Tomorrow is an all day boat trip to Isla de la Plata (The Silver Island) 1 1/2 hours off the coast of Ecuador. We wil have a walk along the island seeing Blue Footed Boobies and who knows what else! After a lunch we have some snorkeling time and a return back to the mainland around 5:00. That;s the plan - I'll report on the day tomorrow evening......
Adios, for now......
Then, off to Luis and Chio's house where a wonderful lunch had been prepared for us. A scrumptious meal with way too many courses. We ate it all I have to and and we certainly appreciated it. Their son Richie (who is studing to be a chef) had quite a bit of input but I'm sure Chio put in many hours of preparation. We got to see Chio's newly renovated kitchen and the progress that had happened on the master bedroom and office project on the 3rd floor. The dedication of Rediker Software's South American headquartes is not far off! Alot of progress but not quite finished yet.
We were all presented with another shirt with the logo "Rediker Ecudor Trip - 2010" that along with the hat from last night gives us a complete outfit. We plan to all wear the shirts when we have a fancy seafood dinner later on in the trip in Quito! We'll take a group picture to add to our "Ecuador Trips" collection.
After the lunch we piled back into the bus and headed for Hosteria Mandala for the night in Puerto Lopez. We expected a 4 hour trip but as it seems to happen in Ecuador it stretched out a "bit" longer. We stopped several times along the way to admire the ocean views and arrived aroud 8:00 in the evening. A Dorado dinner completed another day's adventure.
Tomorrow is an all day boat trip to Isla de la Plata (The Silver Island) 1 1/2 hours off the coast of Ecuador. We wil have a walk along the island seeing Blue Footed Boobies and who knows what else! After a lunch we have some snorkeling time and a return back to the mainland around 5:00. That;s the plan - I'll report on the day tomorrow evening......
Adios, for now......
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