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Ecuador (to the coast...)

Over the pass and enroute to the beach
is it the cold or is she crazy_
definately crazy
back in the land of the alpaca
grazing just roadside
shy
but curious
down the backside through icey mist
over a bump and broken in a record one day
the valley that leads to the sea
back to the pass on a nice day for some shots
absolutely breathtaking

and to some nearby aguas calientes
more on the return



immense and inhospitable

always looking back



The socialists are strong here

ceviche mixto encebollada
the andes call for potent anti-dog protection
the road onward continues to drop
down through the clouds
to the flat and dirty plains leading to the coast
through vast plantations of banana

and farmstay campouts
of cotton
plums
papayas
and mangos

Welcome to Manabi
across the brush
and through a microclima of bodi-like trees
that bring back memories of Australia
and finally reaching the coast, our destination