Thursday, March 19, 2009

Atacames finally




We rode all day, but finally arrived in Atacames (a well-known beach in the northwestern part of the country). We were the only guests at "La Marimba", which was at the southernmost part of the beach.
The ceviche de camaron (my other favorite Ecuadorian food) was best at our hotel, but we found some other great seafood at "Paco Foco" in town.
We walked to town a couple of times and then enjoyed the open-air motorcycle taxi ride back, usually with loud music.
The beach was heavily littered, because of the heavy rains that overfilled the rivers and washed the trash out to sea. We observed men in the low surf every day, looking through the trash for money or usable items.
The hotels pool was the kid's delight.

2 comments:

karyl said...

Missing you, missing you, missing you!! But so excited that you are experiencing such a beautiful, rich country and culture. We are counting the days until you are home. Love, Mom B

Anonymous said...

aww. beach:)