We were planned on leaving at 12 on Friday to catch our bus at 1:30, but because my Ecuabuddy stressed the importance of arriving early we sat in class for 30 min and left early. To get to our bus we had to first take a series of other buses. First we took our usual bus to then literally ran to another bus, stood on there for about 20 min and ran even faster through traffic and horns beeping to jump on a moving bus. All this with pursed flying and bouncing and being weighed down by a 20+ pound backpack. We eventually got to the station laughing about what we just did and then ventured off for snacks and bathrooms before we left. Snacks were very cheap but we had to pay 10 cents just to get toilet paper which is a common in Ecuador. The bus ride was 7 hours but we did get to stop once at a sketchy/gross rest stop to use the bathroom and we were able to watch a movie in English on the bus, even though the movie started over 4 times, but we only saw it all the way through once, it was pretty good for a bus movie. Once we got to our final stop we had to flag down a taxi to take us to our hotel. These taxis were not yellow cars but motorcycles with carts built on/around them. We got to our hotel, figured out that we had to put the mattresses on the floor to have a spot for everyone to sleep and headed out for some real dinner. Much to our disappointment the only place open was a burger place, that only had french fries, and they would take 30 min to make. So we killed time, ate, and headed home to sleep.
Saturday we got up and found one of the 3 places open for the weekend to eat and headed to the beach. I was especially excited because it was going to be my first time in the ocean. Naturally we all made a big deal about it and took lots of pictures of me running to the water. After experiencing the water we rented a shade tent for the day and went out to tackle the waves. Later we payed for a ride on an inflatable banana. This was not a ride, more of a game. The drivers of the boat basically tried to fling us off the banana as much as possible but we still had a great time being catapulted into the water on top of each other. Throughout the day we swam, walked on the beach, tanned/burned, and shopped at the walking stores that came past the tent. I bought a pair of earrings for $2 that are supposedly all natural. For dinner I had some amazing pasta and ham and took some great pictures. Overall it was a great day and I only burned a little.
Sunday we had to head home for Monday classes and again we took the 7 hour bus ride to Quito and then a taxi the rest of the way to our houses.
Today it rained all day which reminds me that we are getting closer and closer to the rainy season (April) and that means it'll rain every day for a few hours. Also today I received my first package from my wonderful mother with some much needed supplies. Just four short days of class until Spring Break and another trip to a different beach.
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