If it doesn't come from a mobile stand, we don't eat it!

Yesterday Keri and I played a fun game. We told ourselves that if we couldn't buy our food or drinks from a mobile stand, we would not eat! It worked out well until the evening. We love the fruit juices from the fruit stands, we got roasted corn on the cob from a street vendor, and our plan was to get ceviche for dinner from the guys who push these mobile ceviche carts shaped like boats around. However, by the evening, the ceviche guys cannot be found. Of course, we realized that this was due to the fact that by the evening, the raw seafood probably is not good and they don't want to get anyone sick. So we ended up having an amazingly delicious meal of rotisserie chicken and beans and rice. All for the whopping price of $2.50.

Today's goal in life was a simple one: make sure we place our towels in a spot that will not later be washed away by the surf like we were yesterday. We managed (with the help of some nice girls) to save our books and clothes from the waves but my towel was drenched and covered in sand. Hence, I was then also drenched and covered in sand. The wave came at the most inopportune moment. I had my top untied to try to sun my tan lines and as I heard Keri give a yelp of distress, I sat up to save myself and my stuff but quickly remembered my top was untied and decided to cover myself instead of flash the beach. So far, we have been able to achieve today's goal.

It was pretty overcast today but we still had a good 3 hours of beach time. Keri tried to surf but the waves were really huge and rough so that didn't last long. She kept trying to get me out there with her, but I am not dumb enough to tempt the sea gods on a day when the swells are a good 9 feet high. She stayed in the white wash for the most part but she still was getting knocked around.

So far I am really enjoying this beach town. It is really quiet here today since all the Ecuadorians here for the weekend have gone back to their homes and work. It is like a different place.

We've run into some other travelers we had met at the Loki in Mancora. They are still all into partying and we just want to chill. So I don't expect to be seeing much of them. We are going to go out in Guayaquil with Betsy's cousins on Friday night and stay until Sunday there with them. Then we will head back to Peru.