May 28, 2016 - Guayaquil, Ecuador

We both slept well last night and were at breakfast about 7:30. Our tour guide, Anibal, was waiting for us in the lobby when we went down there at ten before nine. We were both very pleased with the tour. Guayaquil has a population of just over three million and is fairly spread out.

After the tour we spent a little time in the room before heading to an area called the Black Market which is just a few blocks from the hotel. It is a place of very small shops where the prices are known to be lower than in the bigger stores. No, I'm not a pervert but I saw enough bras for sale to cover every breast in the world. Liz also noticed.

On the way back as we were walking past the huge Catholic Cathedral just across from the hotel I noticed that a wedding was in progress so we walked in and sat down. I noticed right away that the immediate families of the bride and groom were seated on the altar with them. Pretty neat idea.

We had a late lunch and are currently lounging in our room until 6:00 when we head over to Mass in the Cathedral. Then it will be a light dinner before hitting the hay early as we have a 3:15 wake up in the very early morning.

It's been a great trip and it was even better getting to spend so much time with Liz. We haven't been together this much since our early high school years.

ILYB

    An island across the river from Guayaquil. 200 residents and no cars.

    We passed on the stairs

    Iguana ceramic sculpture 

    High density living

    Cathedral