Trujillo to Tumbes 9+ hours in bus (Emtrafesa) 45 soles ($15)
Tumbes to Guayaquil 6+ hrs in bus (CIFA) ($7)
Guayaquil to Montanita 3+ hours in bus (CLP) $6
Same route back home ~20+hrs $28
Hostel in Montanita: $6/night 3 nights = $18...
Total costs: $74... plus food/drink costs...
So just got back from Ecuador to renew my visa.. mostly went unscathed, however had a bit of an argument at immigration office on the way back to Peru.. at first they were going to give me 3 months.. i have about 4 months and 1 week left here in Peru.. after some argument about how i'm here volunteering (not earning money) and spending my money in their country and how i dont have money to buy another plane ticket out for an earlier date, etc, etc, etc.... ... i somehow managed to get 1 more month in there... so i'm legal for about 4 months, but that takes me to july 20th more or less and my ticket out is july 23rd.. so i'm illegal from the 20th to 23rd... basically that just means that i pay $1 each day that i'm over.. i continued arguing with the chick (however in my own head for some reason i thought i was 2 weeks over and kept saying this, she probably thought i was such a nut).. but anyway, it just doesnt look good in any way to be overdue.. and i'm hoping it doesn't affect future traveling plans, but i dont plan to be in any one country for more than 1-2 months in the future anyway...
on the way to montanita, we met this young chick from denmark who was traveling alone so she hung out with us most of the weekend... we also met a group of guys traveling together from canada/san francisco/switzerland who we hung out with for most of the weekend as well... didn't get around to surfing, though it was supposed to be the premier surf spot in ecuador.. apparently last week there were 9 foot waves, but this weekend the waves were a bit lame.. plus i ended up being a bit too exhausted to want to surf... mostly vegged out and did a bit more nursery program planning..
the food costs in montanita was quite expensive (though expensive being that it's 1/3rd the costs in the states instead of 1/9th which i'm used to in peru)... tried the cebiche which was ok... though maybe wasn't that representative, since i bought it off a cart on the beach (though didn't get sick!).. tried a cebiche right on the border on the Peru side which was very tasty..
For pictures click here.. ecuador was surprisingly very green.. I didn't realize it was so jungly right on the coast... i have just about 30+ mosquito and sandfly (?) bites on arms and legs....
On the way back, on the bus, as i'm ready to fall asleep... some guy came on to the bus talking VERY LOUDLY .. at first i wasn't paying attention but then i looked up and noticed a gross picture he was showing of someone's naked backside and a huge pile of worms.. .. and right next to it, a face of a very infected looking baby... the guy apparently was talking about worm infestation in order to sell his herbal product. Almost forgot to blog about it because I forget that that's not normal... while on the bus to pretty much anywhere, there are always people coming on to the bus selling something, whether its food or some other product... this actually comes in handy when I forget to buy water, or i'm starving... as of yet, i have not gotten sick from anything i have bought from them...
my ceiling continues to fall on me.. in general, buildings in peru are not equipped to handle rain... the house i live in is no exception.. so when it rains, one part of the ceiling in my room leaks.. the other side of my room ceiling has paint that just continues to peel whether or not it's raining... came home to a huge chunk of paint on my bed.. probably not good for my health heh... oh well...
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