Febr 23/24 2020-Chillan in Canoa

The annual Fiesta which is Carnival in Latin America is equivalent to Marti Gras and celebrates the end of winter/darkness to Spring. The Catholic version is from excess & abundance before sobriety & prudence.

 Flowering...the rains bring on this.....

Johnny and I decided on visiting the fiesta last night ..........earlier we had drink with Carol & Jeff at the Canoa Beach Hotel......though Jeff had to leave to solve a parking dilemma in front of their B&B.

 At the Hotel before venturing into Canoa via taxi

 waiting for a cab with Hotel Staff 

Dinner at Bambu not healthy but good...a hamburgesa  con queso which included a fried egg.........seems to be normal here. 

While having dinner I message Yulia who is in Lima Peru and ask if her bike is still available...she thinks so but will contact the mechanic she left it with in Cuenca....Johnny is interested if the price is Right....she names a price...Johnny counters it...still waiting for the outcome.... 

Missed getting a pic with Carol and Jeff

We discussed Carol's correspondence with David of Sleipner......hopefully David will return with me after we do the registration of the bike in March to review their B&B.

We walked along the street fronting the beach which is lined with small restaurants, hostels and bars...in front of those are the street vendors....music from a band on the beach is blairing so loud that removing my hearing aid makes little difference.

The Surf Shack is our first stop, then The Sushi Bar followed by Charlie Bar. 

We hail a cab about 10pm and head back calling it a night.... 

Today I ride into San Vicente hoping to get my bike cleaned but the wash guys are off enjoying Carnival...so I go into Bahia stocking up on some food.......returning soaked as it pours .