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If you've followed our travels you know that we spent nearly 7 months
moored in El Salvador while we explored all the countries of Central
America by land (see archives). Our friend Bob came down for a visit
and fell in love with the country and its people. So the logical thing
to do was to buy a house. We couldn't pass up a chance to see his new
home on our way back yo Ecuador. WOW! Nice place on the beach, a plunge
pool, and of course hammocks. We spent the week exploring our old
haunts and visiting some new ones.
Bottom Left: We arrived in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador Thanksgiving Day
to a feast for Kings prepared by Puerto Amistad and all the Cruisers.
We had so much fun that we decided to do it again at Christmas. Great
food and of course multiple imbibements.
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Sunrise in Bahia de Caraquez |
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Right: This is the view that we were regularly treated to from the
cockpit of Terra Firma. Bahia de Caraquez is located on a spit of land
with the Pacific on one side of town and the Rio Chone on the other.
Anchoring in the river provides for a safe and tranquil anchorage.
Right: The other view from the boat was of Puerto Amistad ( yellow
building), the provider of the moorings we were tied to as well as a
great restaurant and Cruiser hangout. The boat in the foreground is
Walkabout (Island Packet 32), owned by Tripp. Tripp, the owner of
Puerto Amistad, sailed here from Alabama, loved it and never left.
Seems to be a recurring theme down here. For more info see
www.puertoamistadecuador.com.
Below: And yet another view from Terra Firma! A view of the entire
mooring field, roughly 20 boats, under some incredible light. The
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Life in an anchorage can get exciting once in a while. This photo finds
Pat in the dinghy attempting to fend off a runaway catamaran that had
broken loose of its mooring with no one on board. With help from s/v
Entelecheia and s/v Blew moon the day was saved and the runaway 'Cat'
was secured to a new mooring. No harm no foul!
Road Trip! We saw this poster on a bus promoting a surfing competition
in a town across the river called Canoa. So we jumped on a Ferry, well,
actually a Panga for the ride across the river to San Vincente. If you
don't know what a Panga is shoot us off an email and we'll explain.
From there it was a 15 minute bus ride to Canoa, a cool little surf
town. The contenders and competitors 'packed' the beach. By California
standards the beach was empty. A picture of the Ferry landing follows
on the next page.
Bottom Left: One of the competitors in the competition. We're not surfers, but they looked pretty good to us.
Bottom: Ahh, checkout all the spectators! Just kidding, there were
actually a relatively large group of people down the beach a bit
farther. We just thought this was a cool picture. Again, the lighting
with the marine layer was awesome! We met people from all over during
the day including, Germany, Australia, and the USA. We ran into a few
of them later on at Coco Bongo, a local Hostal, where backpackers,
cruisers, and locals hangout. For more info see www.hostalcocobongo.com.
Don't overlook Ecuador as a vacation spot. From here you can easily visit active volacanos, rain forests, and the Andes.
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