We´re Back in Quito

We left for honeymoon on Monday after meeting with the ¨organization¨ coordinators. We have decided to visit the coast instead of going to Jima, as we will be doing a site visit at the end of the first week of orientation. We headed off on a bus towards Guayaquil, which only took 10 hours. The scenery on the bus was absolutely incredible. We dropped 8,000+ feet in the span of an hour on one of the scariest roads we've ever been on. Beautiful views of the Andes! After spending the night in Guayaquil, we headed out for Puerto Lopez a small fishing village known for the mating area of humpback whales.

Once in Puerto Lopez, we splurged on our accommodations and stayed at a beautiful place called Hosteria La Terraza for $26/night, where we stayed in our own cabin with sweeping views of the town and bay. It was owned by a very nice German couple who have decided to retire in paradise. We took a whale-watching boat, which while a great experience is probably not one we'd do again, as we felt horrible at how close the boat would get to the whales, almost harassing them. We got to go snorkeling, however the visibility of the water was probably only a few feet. We capped the trip off with an amazing Italian dinner! The next morning we embarked on a 12 hour bus trip directly back to Quito.