Home for the Holidays
06 December 2009 | Califonria
We're flying back to CA for the holidays; spend time with family & friends, and work a little bit to replenish the cruising funds. The past few weeks we've been in Ecuador have been enjoyable and exciting. Aside from the seemingly endless list of boat projects we've been busy with, we've made time to explore the little town we're anchored at, and enjoy time with our sailing friends, both old & new. The central Mercado is full of fresh fruits, vege's, and seafood every morning, at such bargain prices, its astonishing. Food and restaurant meals are so economical, and yummy too, its almost impossible to spend $3.50 per person on a meal. The weather is a California-like comfortable everyday.
We went surfing one day up the coast at Canoa's, caught some fun waves until Robert got stung by a stingray, while giving a surf lesson to Kelita. But, after an hour of foot soaking in scalding hot water, the venom was neutralized and the pain vanished, thank goodness. Back in Bahia, we visited the local zoo / animal farm, which is actually a couple's plush residence, and saw many exotic birds & animals in cages & strolling the grounds.
Looking forward, we plan to return to Ecuador in early February and prepare for sailing out to the Galapogos, spend a month there, and then set sail for the South Pacific, a 2,500 mile crossing to reach the Marquesas. We hope to spend approx. 5 months in French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuomotus, & Tahiti) before heading north for Hawaii in the Fall, and out of hurricane season in the South. We'll post again when we return. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all.