Sunday of course we went to the Sports Bar, but Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday were sunny so we finally hit the beach.
The first day we sat at the main beach with Edit and Gary. And of course beer gets delivered to your chair.
Plus there are always lots of activities to watch.
Barbara taking a seadoo ride.
The next day we went to Chipipe beach- our favourite.
What! me with another beer.
And swimming in amazingly clear water
And we got to watch a bit of an air show with the navy practicing.
Now of course when the helicopters started approaching the beach, Uwe was waiting for the Apocalypse Now music before we would have made a run for it-LOL
This beach is so wide and clean with way less people
It's like having your own private paradise! We had several beer delivered cold for $1.25 each, some great vendor food- fish & plantains wrapped in banana leaf, and a pastry full of cheese and meat- $1 each- enough to do both of us for lunch.
And this is how they get their fishing boats in & out of the water.
And finally into the water
And some singers/guitarists entertaining the people next to us
One night during this week we went out to dinner with Edit & Gary to a barbecue place they had discovered. You had to pick your choice of meat- chicken/pork/beef/ shrimps. They came with beans and rice. You could also pick mashed potatoes done on the barbecue- amazing- and a corn paddy grilled much like a potatoe pancake and a grilled banana & cheese. We had a dish each plus the potatoe, banana and corn paddy plus 2 beer for a total cost for 4 of us of $18.
The griller
The happy customers
On Friday the four of us went for Happy Hour at one of the local bars- Cranberries- and had 2 margaritas each for Gary, Edit & I and Uwe had 2 gin & tonics- total cost for all $11. You gotta love the prices.
Edit and I with our margaritas- not bad once Gary helped the bartender with the ratio of ingredients.
Afterwards we went for yet another excellent meal at another restaurant.
Pescado Apanado- breaded fish
Carne Apanado- breaded beef- both $4 a plate- no wonder we eat out every day- cheaper than cooking.
Fishing is a big part of both the local economy plus tourist activity. This was a huge one freshly caught that we saw walking while along the Malecon.
Next week off to Cuenca and the mountains of Ecuador.