So after the most hecticly fast, swaying and window head banging journey to Canoa, we arrived a full hour and a half early, despite leaving half an hour late. Surely it's unheard of to arrive that early to anything in Ecuador! We were greeted with a dark, dank and drizzly Canoa in what felt like the middle of the night as it was only 6am. Llovizna - my new word for the day which I've learnt very quickly - DRIZZLE - what? in Ecuador? I have never had more than one layer on since I arrived and on the journey and for the first few hours we were here whilst waiting for the Hostel to open I had a whole 3 layers on including my thick hoodie - AHHHH this is not good. It really was like a misty, foggy, grey and windy day when we arrived with the surfing waves lashing the beach!
However, although it's still grey and overcast (should've gone down to Mancora in Peru if we wanted guaranteed sunshine!), it's a bit warmer and I'm only wearing two layers now! We've also checked in finally and they've managed to get us all into one room with an ensuite so I'm feeling kinda privileged now as I've seen so many people turning up looking for rooms and being turned away to sleep where who knows? Our room for the next three days in Argentina and it's cute.
The party's already in full swing. Even at 6am in the morning there were people roaming the streets and now at barely lunchtime the music is pumping from all corners. Truck loads of people are coming for the fiesta and the streets are packed with people ambling, shopping, drinking, eating. I've already bought some souvenirs but better chill a bit on the spending front if I want to get through til Wednesday morning when we get our bus back to Guayaquil.
All is good therefore, minus the sun! We need a little bit of sol and it will all be perfect or even if just warmed up enough to lie on the beach and cloudbathe with my pale skin I'd be happy. Just a bit of sun that's all I ask and then three days of partying.....Whoopey whoop! xx
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