Monday February 4, 2013

Monday February 4/13  update #358

We actually flew over New Orleans yesterday prior to the Super Bowl getting underway.   I don’t follow American football but the last we heard was that the score was about 3 points apart, very late in the game.   I haven’t even bothered to see who eventually won because it just doesn’t interest me.   The sun came up this morning, and I was still on this side of the grass, that’s all that matters these days.

OK.  DO NOT USE OPERAZUAY for bus service anywhere.  The @#$%^^& left me stranded in Guayaquil and that left me only a ½ hour to scramble to catch the last regular bus out of there.  A taxi ride to go 2 blocks was $5 and a bus ride to go all the way to Cuenca was $8.50, go figure….   At midnight it was still 80F and muggy so I was just soaked after dragging 4 pieces of luggage by myself through an unfamiliar terminal.   Another piece of advice… never have a piece of luggage weighing 48 lbs with no wheels…  I started off seated all alone at the front, soaking wet with perspiration, no AC or air flow, so I finally took off my shirt.   I had to put it back on about an hour later when we picked up additional passengers on the roadway.   It rained almost the whole way home so it not a very comfortable journey.

Anyway I got home at 5:10am and took 2 hours to unpack.   Pancho has been sticking to me like glue since I got home so I can tell he missed me.   Bella didn’t even get out of bed, or acknowledge I was home, until noon. 

Bella has checked online for some knitting and crochet shows that may fit with a trip back north in May for me, and they look really promising.   Let’s hope that gets put together so I can see my new great-grandchild and attend a niece’s wedding.  

We also discussed getting to the Galapagos since we need to be on a plane in Guayaquil around 9am on Sunday.  She leans to staying overnight in Guayaquil on Saturday but I want to cut expenses, because we are told the Galapagos prices are horrendous.  I will see if I can get Oswaldo to interpret for me tomorrow at OperAzuay and maybe we can make a deal for a new run to Guayaquil.

I have updated our Eleggant Hooks website, elegganthooks.com  to include newer photos and testimonials.

I have lots of catching up to do with photos, etc.

That was today’s excitement.   Hugs to all.    Please see all photos at http://souvenircuenca.blogspot.com/