Cumbaya Ecuador

It has been 20 days I have been in Cumbaya, and I can not wait to get back to the beach! It is a nice little town, with weekend nightlife and a pretty little park. I know I said in my last post about the weather, it gets down to 40's at night, and slowly warms in the day. 50 is still too cold for coffee outside, (at 8am) I want the beach!!!

I had a german friend come up for almost a week, she was shopping for things not easily found in SC, but alas...even tho this is a bigger city, it is still Ecuador, and some items are just not available. Nicole and never been to Quito, but I was not interested in sightseeing, as I did that last year, and the altitude does effect me, so we just hung out around Cumbaya. There is an old railroad track they made into walking paths, and is very nice.

Visited the german bakery and had some good sausages, another day had some disappointing Shawarma. Thought about having Sushi, but sticker price won out, and we ate at home. Friday we decided to check out the nightlife, we sat and enjoyed some live music, but the beers were expensive, so we headed home before 9pm. Nice outside patio, was beautiful when I ate lunch there the other day.

I get reports from home, Perry is fine and all is well. One more week and I will be back home and in my own bed. So, stay tuned, the adventure continues!

House sitting in Quito

My friends who lived on the boca in San Jacinto moved to Cumbaya, just southeast of Quito in May. They knew they had a trip planned to the States in October, so booked me to house and dog sit, and here I am. I tried to find a cheap ride, so I could bring Perry, but it was not to be, so he is staying with Jerri and Dottie. I got a $10 bus and $15 taxi from the station, and 7 or so hours later I had arrived. My friends did not fly out for several days, so we got to visit and they showed me some of their favorite places. So many choices!

The blue dot, is where the house is. I will have to walk over and check out the resevoir, they said there are walking trails. The weather is crazy to me, I have been living on the coast where the weather changes very little, here...it gets down to 47F at night, then up to almost 80F in the day, if the sun is out. I am going thru multiple clothing changes in a day, and often cold in the house. It is dry as well, my nose, lips and skin are screaming. The altitude too is troublesome, not as bad as Quito city, we are lower, but stairs, and walking up hill is a chore. Moving too fast, makes me winded.

The first couple days were beautiful blue skies, but this week has been overcast with slight showers. I am longing for the blue sunny skies again. It is so quiet here, I realized yesterday when I heard a gardener, I have not heard any street vendors loud speakers, but hear weed eaters and lawn mowers instead.

Daisy has the right idea, and anytime the sun is out, I too will be sitting in it. Time flies, and I know I will be back to the beach soon enough...but brrrrr!! No gusta. Making plans with Lucia, my friend who lives near here and have a couple friends who say they will come visit for a couple days...so stay tuned, the adventure continues!