Our Accomodations in Bahia de Caráquez, Manabi, Ecuador

Our stay here has been very interesting so far.  We are staying at the Saiananda Hosteria on the outskirts of Bahia.  It is by the river but only a couple miles from the bay.  It's like a jungle park here and our host is very nice and the staff very humble and so far quite accommodating.  It's a bit warm as the building is not air conditioned but our room has a small a/c unit in it so our sweating is minimized for the evening.

Don't know what they are for sure but I have been getting bit and they really itch. They are so tiny I can hardly see them.  Most of the time I don't.  Bring with you some anti itch creme along with your heavy duty bug spray because some will find their way through the spray.  They always do.

As time goes by we found that the Hosteria was not quite as described.

Manta Ecuador

Steve walking from the

bus stop to the hotel.

Manta is a large city on the coast of Ecuador known as the tuna capital of the world.  Here large ships and cruise lines stop to empty their cargo and passengers for tours into the countryside.  We took the bus from Guayaquil to Manta on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, and only stayed two days.  We chose Hotel Lun Fun to spend our nights and we couldn’t have been happier.  We would stay here again anytime!

Lessons Learned

Well here we are in Guayaquil, Ec.  It didn't take long to start learning lessons.  Therefore I decided to do a post on lessons I (we) learn along the way.

Lesson #1 - Watch the sidewalks.  They are very bumpy and when getting out of a cab or crossing the street there is often a 8-12" drop off into a gutter.  I know...i found one the first time I got out of a cab.  It was night and down I went.  It looks as though over time they just keep adding pavement until it is that far above where the original curb and street.  Unusual.