Same surf time, same surf channel

    I have not posted in a couple of days because we have been busy and content. On Friday we took our first Spanish lessons from http://www.outdoorecuador.com/. It was an hour and a half and the kids lasted an hour. We need to do our exercises for tomorrow. We will take lessons three days a week. Sorry Mrs. Tilley but this was much more interesting.
     We met a nice English family who are living here full time. We went for lunch at the beach and they were eating there as well. They have a 7 year old daughter that Lumia quickly became best friends with and the Dad loves chess and already started a game with Cael. They are very friendly and knowledgeable. They showed us where to get rotisserie chicken, beans and rice straight from a grandmother's kitchen. It was very yummy. The husband of the chicken lady also delivers the bottled water around town. We will meet our new English friends for a cook out on the beach on New Years Eve Day.
     With a working fridge and a better knowledge of what we can buy and make we are planning better meals. This will not stop us from going out because that is how we meet people.
     Cael and I are venturing out further into the surf at low tide (high tide is pretty rough) and the farm girls are close behind. Cael and I will take lessons this week.
     We will also probably take cooking lessons. Tuesday we will hire a cab and head into the big town to the grocery. The hardest items to find here are a can opener and good wine.
     It is exciting to see that you are all reading this. Keep is up and please comment. Thanks to my commenter Elizabeth Austen.
     I should also thank our fantastic neighbor Tony from Texas. He has helped us on many occasions including holding our groceries when the fridge died, introducing us to Gringo Hour at the beach (big beers and lots of them) and telling us about all the locals to call for things like water and transportation.
     The season if picking up. More Ecuadorians are here now for vacation then when we got here so the town is very busy. Our spot is  a bit down the beach so it is not crowded but there are definitely more crazy ATV drivers, para-gliders and beach goers. It is supposed to climax New Years Eve and they stay busy for a while. They make paper-mache effigies and burn them at midnight. I will take pictures.