Saturday, January 26, 2013 & Sunday,
January 27, 2013
We spent Saturday morning trying to find our
way out of Quito. The signs are very
limited and we got different directions each time we asked directions. Eventually, we got on the right road
and started the drive down through the Andes to the coast. The roads were as twisty as a
slalom course but the scenery was spectacular to say the least with lush
tropical vegetation, rushing rivers, tall waterfalls and chicken in the road at
every town. :-) It turned out to be a
rainy day as we came down and the roads became muddy as we got into the
foothills. We stayed in the town
of Chone and got an early start for Manta on Sunday. As we drove along the rain cleared up and we even had some
sun this afternoon as we walked along the beach here in Manta.
When we got here we stopped to eat at one of
the big hotels & met some Americans who had moved here last year. They showed us all around the
town. We saw their condo & the
supermarket. They told us about
the best restaurants and recommended the lovely Maria Isabel Hotel. http://mantamag.com/portfolio/hotelboutiquemariaisabel/
YAY that you figured out how to post pics! Now, Where are the flowers!? Looks like a Great hotel, cute and clean! How was the dinner with the Ex Pat 's? What do they say about ExPat Life in Ecuador?
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