Semi Lockdown Canoa- March16 to 24th

On March 17th the Ecuadorian Govt made the right decision to close it's borders....incoming flights prohibited....and as the next few days passed....driving restricted to alternate days depending on the 1st digit on your plate (license)......then further travel outside of your province required government authorization with a form to be presented to any officer stopping you. Hotels/hostels/restaurants & bars ordered closed and of course the new buzz word Social Distancing encouraged.

Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces..Canoa is in Manabi Pr. ...so I believe I can move around this one during certain hours which currently are from 5am to 7pm ...(thereafter a curfew) but only on M, W, F, and Sunday for me......I have yet to test it.

     Depending on whether I take the northern route to Quito...I pass through 3 provinces...south 4. and could encounter road blocks in any of the cities or villages in between.......so best to wait this out as I am in a good place.

Will post a few pictures of the beach......at sunset and others

 Letty and Sophia fed me the other night

 hard to beat this....645pm

early morning not a creature is stirring

 deserted

 the line in the pic is apiece of palm hanging down 

 Sammy, Maria &Juan Carlos"s son, the manager of hotel owned by his sister Alexandra 

 feet in the sad watching the evenings go by.....

Be safe.....looking forward to things returning to normal...

March 9th-15th-Enjoying Canoa

My travels have been limited to San Vicente and Bahia 15 k down the road.......a number of early rain showers which generally dry up by noon. Temps have ranged from 27 to 30C  during the day with night time temps rarely below 25....no air conditioning but a fan has a cooling effect....I am posting some random shots taken since the 8th......

My plan was to check out of Sundown tomorrow and return to Quito to meet up with Davos Garces owner of Ecuador Moto Tours to begin the process of getting the moto in my name....not as simple as in North America....involves registering first with The National Transit Authority which may take time to get in the system allowing you to get a licence/insurance etc.....Davos will navigate me through this as my Spanish is basically non existent.......however as of early this am Davos who was returning from Africa is stuck in Islanbul.....the 2nd leg of his flight to Panama cancelled as that country stopped all in flights........In addition to that the Ecuadorian Government announced yesterday that as of Monday night no incoming flights allowed into Ecuador.....no time period given....means both of us may be stuck out of our countries.....my itinerary still says confirmed for the 26th but that will likely change. As a friend said what better place to be stranded.......on the beach.....muy atractivas chicas just down la playa,,,Anita, Sophia, Clarita and Letty....feliz senoritas.

 Anita y Elefonte

 At Bambu with Anita and Johnny

 Anita helping Johnny navigate the land tax system

 el alcohol hace una chica mas  feliz.......BROMAS/CHISTeS 

 17 k of beach deserted at 9 am...pictures taken opposite directions

 never mis the Sunsets 

 Jeff hamming in his kitchen

 outside eating area at Carol y Jeff's

 Tom, Johnny and Kathy at Rincon de Esperanza for pizza

 Bahia across the bay from San Vicente

 At Bambu for Friday Happy Hour

 Sophia y Clarita

 Carol camera shy in her living room......I was at thier home as they put me in touch with my bank in Georgia as I had an ATM problem....great friends...Muchos gracias por tu ayudar 

 Mi chicas amigas...Anita, Esp, Letta, Clarita y Sophia 

 

Will post again when I know more about my moto and exit from Ecuador

  

Still Chilling Canoa- March1st -8th 2020

Not a lot to report as I have been relaxing on the beach with a few short rides into either Bahia or Canoa......Earlier last week a large presence of Army both in soldiers and serious armored vehicles appeared...

about 10 National Police Cruisers plus 2 Bus loads of Police in addition to the soldiers.....plus the helicopter patrolling the beach.

 Later learned that the 30 year old Governer of Manabi Province was in town visiting a friend Pete who owns one of the Hostels and Restaurants on the beach...

Twenty Four Provinces divide Ecuador.....as below

Johnny and I hit the bar scene Friday with dinner along the way plus one earlier evening showing a couple Quebec bikers the local attractions.

Johnny,Danny Lety and Clara 

 11 of these in town

 Johnny with Pat and Danny

 Bar hopping

 one of 2 National Police buses

 My bike at Jeff's ....to fix the electrical plug for my GPS....broken wire

 Carol and Jeffs B&B

 at Charlie Bar for Ceviche and camarones with the Quebecers

 We have had a few nights and mornings of intense rain....drys up in about 1 hour by noon

 Clara

 Anita

 Lety and Clara

 Charlie Bar