Tuesday 2 May 2017

Mancora to Huaquillas to Cuenca, Ecuador - 30th April 2017



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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