After Montanita, we continued north, stopping quickly at Los Frailes beach, and on to Puerto Cayo. Our driver Jhonny had said Puerto Lopez did not have much to see, wow was he wrong, as it was Puerto Cayo that was the small one...but we found a gem and I will see Puerto Lopez another trip. But first Los Frailes, Manabians say one of the prettiest beaches...
When we arrived in Puerto Cayo, after drivng thru some real interesting micro climates, mini cloud forests, and then desert terrain, I was shocked at how small it was, smaller than my little fishing village. We stopped for lunch at a beach fron Cabana, similar to ours in SJ, and then looked for lodging. We literally had two choices, we opted for the more expensive but quirky one at the end of the malecon. Hotel Puerto Cayo has been run by the sweet lady for 30 years, and we had the place to ourselves, tho it had upward of ten rooms, Senora said usually only around Carnivale were they booked.
This was such a sprawling property, with little nooks and crannies everywhere. Would be a wonderful place to rent for a destination wedding or family reunion. Senora has a lot of time on her hands, being unoccupied so often, she had done little crafty things everywhere.
The rooms were large, bright and had beautiful views from the private balconies. Hot water, but the internet did not reach into the guest rooms, oh well...we werent there for wifi.
Such an interesting location, within an hour 15 minutes south of Manta, it would be a wonderful romantic weekend getaway.
One more stop on our way north to San Jacinto, we will have a quick tour of the fish market and Boat repair yard in Manta, so stay tuned...the adventure continues!
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