the bus terminal, my new second home.

I am way behind on blog-writing. Just posted the previous entry.

I’ve had a busy week- there was an exchange student from the US who lives in Riobamba staying in my house for a week so we tried as hard as we could to spend as little time in Portoviejo as possible. :)

On Tuesday we went to Crucita, where we ate encebollado (new favorite!) and then swam in the ocean. It rained the whole time, but was still a lot of fun. Wednesday we went to San Clemente, except we got off the bus too early- in San Jacinto and had to walk the rest of the way to San Clemente. Friday we went to Bahia and San Vicente. Total transportation cost for four hours in bus and two boat rides- $4.35. Saturday we went to Manta, where we met up with the four exchange students there, who are living like kings. We went to the grocery store there, bought some food, and then went to the beach for a picnic.

I have become quite familiar with the bus station over the past few days. And I now plan on using it a lot. There’s no use to stay in Portoviejo when you can leave Portoviejo. :)