It is time to pack and get on the road. Leave the beach and the flipflop lifestyle to the Andes and the hiking boots. Past couple of days have been hard, I have formed so many relationships and had great times here yet must leave and form new ones in a new environment. It's been a great place to initiate my entrance into south america, very laid back friendly village. My room in this lodge has been great, i am basicaly enveloped between trees and have a back view of a long range of lush mountains. The owners came back tonight from their two month trek around venezuela and i have been hearing all about it and filling them in on what happened here. On the south side of the village the fishing boats dock in everyday around 5 a.m and starting selling their catch, while make shift restaurants starting cooking some of the best ceviche, fish soup, and fried fish around, so fresh, in the beginning it was a bit hard to digest that stuff for breakfast but its so yummy you want more. The gang at work are really great, one of them is throwing me a despedida(farwell) tomorrow at his house, we went and bought a whole bunch of food today and drinks and gave them to his mom and wife who will cook for the party of 30 tomorrow, really nice touch of him. I am supposed to hop on a bus the next morning to go to a colonial city called cuenca to visit some good american friends that I have met here (Russ and Michelle) who are house sitting in Cuenca. Note: House sitting is a great idea to travel on the cheap for those of you planning your round the world trip. Then I will go to a city called Banos which is famous for its natural hydrothermal springs, canoeing, and lots of nature adventures. Next sunday i will head to Isinlivi which is a village of 300 people next to volcano Cotopaxi in central Ecuador high up in the Andes, where I am to spend my next two months working in a hostel named Llullu Llama :) If you do not hear from me for a while, do not fret, I will make it out of the Andes in one piece.
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