I spent the day in Guayaquil (GWHY-A-KEEL) walking around the downtown taking in the sights, riding a gondola across the river and getting a SIM card for my phone. Most people go with their carrier’s international plan for $5-10/day and don’t realize it’s so easy to go into a cellular store and get a SIM card and 15 or 30 day plan. $15 today for a months service and data! It is mandatory for everyone to wear a mask outside, so had a little face sweating going on with temps in the 80s and humid, overcast. Food is very reasonable at $5-10 for lunch and $10-15 for a nice dinner. Lots of seafood and ceviche. The air BnB I’m in is a tall condo building right on the Guayas river @ $40/night. There’s a huge pool I tried out this evening, and looking forward to some sun tomorrow hopefully. Anyways, just a few thoughts after arriving last night at 11 pm, going through customs and getting settled. It all went well, Ecuador is accepting proof of vaccination to enter. The Galapagos are different, they require a negative covid test within 4 days. I took one at a Walgreens in Charlotte before going to the airport. Hope results are in by Saturday! Should be. Gauging by the busyness of the airports, people are traveling. So tomorrow, I plan on exploring the neighborhoods on the hills… lots of steps and colorful houses.
2 Wheeled Wanderer 
Jim,
Your trip sounds so wonderful and the pictures are great. If you have anymore after this one,could you please send them to me at my “new” email address?
I retired on May 1, 2021 and I now have a different email address which is lprachb13@gmail.com. Please add that one so that I can travel virtually with you. We hope to go to Ireland, the UK and around there first once things open up and settle down. We will go on the “shoulder” times when maybe it will not be as crowded.
Sometime maybe Larry and I can come to Burnsville and have a beer, etc. with you! We are headed to Hilton Head on May 31 for a week in an airbnb condo and our kids are flying in from California and driving from Atlanta. Other family will be there as well, so it will be a retirement/family time celebration for us (Larry retired from teaching math in June 2020).
Happy Trails!
Linda Burke
On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 4:55 PM 2 Wheeled Wanderer wrote:
> 2wheeledwanderer posted: ” I spent the day in Guayaquil (GWHY-A-KEEL) > walking around the downtown taking in the sights, riding a gondola across > the river and getting a SIM card for my phone. Most people go with their > carrier’s international plan for $5-10/day and don’t realize it’” >
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That would be wonderful to get together! Good for you all planning travel again. We’ll all get there I’m sure. I’m off to ride the Katy trail this morning. Will change email when I get back.
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