Travel

We made it to the soul restoring village of Baños. There is so much hiking/ biking/ waterfall viewing that can be done. Our first stop were some of the natural hot springs (Baños = baths) for which the city is named. Everyone has to wear colorful swim caps and looks adorable.

More like an airport. We are definitely not in coastal village territory anymore. Jipijapa. Xipixapa. Happy happy.

NOT A DRILL. REAL HOTSAUCE. THANK YOU MONTAÑITA.

Our hostel was called the Funky Bablylon. Definitely a funky two nights. There were lots of French people and one German guy staying in our room who was very awkward but extremely kind and liked bikes. The owner wore a bathrobe and played Friends on a big TV on Sunday night. I also took a […]

This is a beautiful grandmother sea turtle we found washed up on the shore. Her energy was so powerful and we felt so drawn into her giant rainbow shell and rubbery flippers. The birds were helping scavenge/ decompose her body (you can see their footprints in the sand). There were also MILLIONS OF RED CRABS. […]

This pizza place had $1 slices and a beautiful, badass lady who took great care of tired, wet, hungry Marmen/ Caya. Coming from dry season in Canoa, the soft rain and humming insects made for a muddy and verdant welcome to Montañita (or as locals call it, Montaña- idk why there are no mountains and […]

My favorite are bolones which you can get for $1. It’s more of a breakfast food usually with black coffee. They are softball sized balls corn or plantain and whatever else: cheese, egg, shrimp, veggies. They are really fun, definitely dodgeball material. Also, almuerzo is a big thing in Ecuador. Usually you pay around $2.50 […]

This pupppppy lives at the minimarket. His whole little squirmy body fits in one armful<3<3<3 This momma is new bff from the beach. She also followed me home so I gave her a little bit of rice to say thanks for protecting me! (But I don’t speak dog I’m just trying to work on Spanish […]

Men here are sexually attracted to their surfboards. Our instructor, Kiki is superrr friendly and named his surf school “happy happy”. His school is actually just him in a little beach hut with plastic baggies of mangoes. I wish I was surfing everyday, but my stomach stuff made me very unmotivated this week. I want […]