Sunday
30th April 2017
Mancora
to Huaquillas to Cuenca, Ecuador
Lovely
relaxing morning. After breakfast on terrace, went for a wander to nearby fisherman’s
wharf to watch the catch coming in. Sunday, so a bit quieter than usual but the
pelicans, cormorants and frigate birds were still on standby. Also saw a very large turtle and a glimpse of
a seal. Think they disappeared into deeper water away from the propellors. Very
pleasant place to chill out, with lots of friendly locals. Picture of Roberto
with local police motorcyclist and a fisherman.
Wandered back to hotel and showered/packed for midday departure.
Waited
for public bus from Mancora to Huaquillas, but was over an hour late. Usual
bureaucracy at a pre-border check where Iain had his suitcase checked (unlucky-
only 3x bags from bus chosen). No other apparent checks and then drove for
about an hour until reached the border. Tedious queue for exiting Peru stamp,
then another queue for entry to Ecuador. Couple of queue jumpers got short
shrift. 10 mins later we arrived at Huaquillas bus station then transferred to
private minibus for further 4 hour bone-jarring trip to Cuenca. Most of the
road was unmade, and some decidedly dodgy with small landslips. Slightly
alleviated by a stop at petrol station where a pack of cold beers and crisps
were bought to cover our lunch and dinner. Finally arrived at lovely Hotel Crespo
around 11pm. Straight to bed. Sleep at 11.05pm….
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