A place where everyone loves Ron.

[drron]

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Love is all around-

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Unfortunately the red footed coughy trail was closed.As in the Galapagos you must go where you are told.

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[drron]

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[OATEK]

I've got to say that this has been the most exhausting trip I have been on!

I have struggled to keep up with you drron, but have seen some very interesting people, places and even the occasional glorious sunset.

 

[drron]

I'm also struggling with this one Oatek.Hopefully can finish soon.

All that is left to do now is return to the ship.But a morning full of coughies is special.Not often you have birds pose for you without any fear.So just followed the birds-

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All that is left to do is head for Guayaquil and disembarkation.The Captain's farewell and dinner with the Captain.A really good group and a nice way to finish off the cruise.
A big welcome to Guayaquil-

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[drron]

We were staying at the airport as we had missed the morning flight to Miami and neither of us like red eyes.So we chose to do the morning tour of the city and dropped off at the airport at lunch time.A lot of modern buildings-

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Impressive public bus service-their own lane with covered bus stops-

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Bamboo scaffolding though-

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[drron]

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Around the block to our first stop at the cathedral-

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[love_the_life]

I just love their little blue feet! Remember them well from the Galapagos - so amusing. I'm with Oatek; exhausted just reading.

 

[drron]

The central square provided us with a surprise-

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[drron]

The males have to excavate the burrow for the female to lay eggs-

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Then it was over the road to the cathedral-

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Cardinal Ratzinger(Benedict XV) spent a week here in 1978 as a personal envoy of Pope John Paul 1.
The cathedral is quite stunning inside-

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An old bishop has been kept on the premises-

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Back on the bus and dropped a little down the road a block from the river.Some magnificent buildings-

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The river is very impressive and a park or boardwalk nearly the whole length of the city-

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There had been a weekend fair with an oddly named cake stand-

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I was surprised at the variety of architecture here-

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The last is the Maritime Museum.No time on this tour for any museums.

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[JohnM]

Unless I missed your mention of it, I've just figured out that you are referring to Guayaquil. I've only ever transitted it at the airport.

 

[drron]

Unless I missed your mention of it, I've just figured out that you are referring to Guayaquil. I've only ever transitted it at the airport.

You had me worried.I do have more senior moments now but it is mentioned in Post 304.Before this we had only transitted Guayaquil as well.Not a bad place to stopover on your way to/from Galapagos.

 

[drron]

Next we were dropped on one side of Las Penas an old area which is very colourful-

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[drron]

A little reminiscent of Georgia O'Keefe-

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A former president lived in Las Penas.But first an old well built door-

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We now come to the old commercial port.It is being rebuilt with accommodation and services.first is the old brewery now museums and offices-

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Impressed with the redevelopement of the old grain silos for the brewery-

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[drron]

Some interesting buildings in the redevelopement-

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[drron]

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This is where the tour went downhill.As the guide had a phone you would expect when we had walked through Las Penas the bus would be waiting on the other side.But no.First a 15 minute comfort stop and the he called the bus which took over 20 minutes to arrive.We then went for a drive around the suburbs near the airport.Went past a shopping centre 4 times.A lot of time wasting.

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