A Couple of Days in Guayas

We took Kesha on her first big adventure this past weekend. Arturo needed to go to Guayaquil to check out UEES's Weekend College and to meet with a lawyer about legalizing our car, so we hopped in the car on Friday afternoon and headed down the mountains to the warmth of the coastal province of Guayas.

Now that the road from Cuenca to Guayaquil has been repaid, and is almost complete, the drive is quick, and in your own car you can make it in about 2 and a half hours. We drove slowly because of Kesha's ears (we were concerned that they might hurt her with the altitude changing from 2,500m to 4,500m, to sea level). We made it in about 3 hours to Saborondon and went straight to UEES. Although Kesha is too young to appreciate the experience, UEES is where Arturo and I met 6.5 years ago, and it was fun to go back and visit.

After Arturo's meeting we went to his cousin's house and crashed. Kesha had a rough night, I think it was due to the temperature change... Neither of us got much rest.

The next day we went and had a late lunch with my friend Daniela, who I also met at UEES almost 7 years ago. It is always nice to see her!

In the evening Arturo and I went to the mall with Kesha just to look around a bit. We ate dinner (I love the fact that the offer ceviches and sopa marinera as options in the food court!) and did some people watching.

We left Guayaquil around 11am and headed back to the mountains. We stopped on the way and bought a bag of mangoes, a watermelon, and two pineapples (I LOVE getting fresh fruit while on the coast), and stopped to have seco de chivo (a goat and rice dish) for lunch.

We got home in the early afternoon, tired, but happy from our time in the warm climate of Guayas! Plus, we get to go back soon to do Kesha's US Citizenship paperwork!

Kesh on her way to Guayaquil