Manta Airport

Exciting things are happening in Manta these days! Not only is the current mayor implementing many programs around the city for clean up and beautification,  but the airport has finally been finished.

Here our President touring the facility.  It is well on it's way to becoming an international airport,  and THAT is very exciting news! We wait...

Last I heard, it still needed furniture, and the agreement with the vendors was being finalized. It's come a long way since before the earthquake in 2016. For those who dont know, the old airport building had been a US Air force outpost and collapsed in the earthquake.  Then for a couple years it was nothing more than some tents and tarps. Wow, all grown up!

We now anxiously await the news of international flights. Fingers crossed...and stay tuned, the adventure continues!

Where did March go?

Well, they say time flies when you're having fun, that is certainly true this month. A year into Covid,  Sucre, the canton I live in, has gone back to Red light restrictions, but not before we were able to celebrate a couple birthdays we couldn't celebrate last year. 

This years rainy season may be over, but not before some real doozies in local areas. Flooded rivers, rock and mud slides, road closures and lots of water!

Several eveings I sat on the covered patio and watched lightening, and had much thunder,  which we dont usually get. I love a good storm, so enjoyed it, but the roads have been so muddy, my bicycle has not been much use. I definitely got the rubber boots out!

All up and down the coast has been ravaged by the rains. Of course the sunsets this time of year are worth it! A week now without rain, and well...being late March, it may be over. So, stay tuned, the adventure continues.