Guayqil - Ecuador

Guayaquil is a beatiful river town 15 km or so inland from the ocean. Very quiet and the locals were so friendly and very approachable. We had avery enjoyable vist to a nature reserve and got a snap shot of local wildlife, birds and butterflies. The area is suurounded by mangrove swamps and backwaters and was a favourite hangout of pirates back in the day. Ed is convinced there are still some hanging around today.

 Make your boat from a tree and get going - all you need is a good axe and a strong back.

 The Malecon is a paved walkway along the river side through town and is a great place to hang out and see how the locals go about their day.