putting an end to Ecuador

Swaying in the hammock outside my cabin. I gaze toward the mountain put in front of me and see that the pure white horse has changed positions and is now eating. It had been in one staring position for 3 hours this morning. I ate the most deliciously juicy, flavorful pear minutes ago, the birds are singing for me and the yellow butterflies are dancing with the wind. I can explore the numerous gardens of flowers, but there seem to be a great number of bees buzzing about. The sky is a delightful blue and the clouds have perfect movements to fit the puzzles for the animations in the sky. The temperature out here is perfect, but not for a tan. I biked into town this afternoon, a 2 km coast all the way there. I pedaled lazily around the rocky blocks and made my way to the center square where there is exactly 1 church, 1 bakery, 3 restaurants, 2 shops with groceries, 1 bike repair and parts shop and 2 more with artesian gifts and crafts for the tourist. Loading up on tuna and bread I strolled back slowly, encountering some of the roadflowers who had seen me whiz by an hour before. The taxis here are all trucks, cars even have a hard time making it up the steep hills. I went for a dip after my town journey and boy! I could really tell that I was in the mountains- it was quite refreshing the entire 4 minutes. The horse neighs every once in a while to make me look where he is, but he doesn’t stray far. Ate breakfast at 230 because that’s part of the deal here in Izhcayluma- free breakfast all day. They gave me too much butter, the same as the marmalade- full to the top in a dessert glass. Opened my Spanish book, painted my toes, listened to the bird singing competitions and flapping wings near my private mountainside lounge area, watched 2 movies, played pool- South African style with my roomie for these days, Claudia, gazed into the midnight star-filled sky, sorted out my travel plans for Peru, Chile >>> all the way to Buenos Aires, swayed in the hammocks some more, and took great pleasure in not traveling on a single bus for 2 incredibly full days- this nature thing is really for me.
NOW: I’m off for a full week of bus rides and short stops to make my way to Lima by Friday the 14th. On the way…. Mancora, Chachapoyas, Chiclayo (a maybe), Trujillo & Huanchaco, Huaraz (another maybe) and finally LIMA for Piero’s birthday!!!!