December 31, 2024
Yin Yang Flower House Fun!
The owner of the Yin Yang Flower House is ex pat Dave from Maryland & Florida and he does a little of everything - since he does some personal training he built a very Fred Flintstone Gym in his yard. The house is actually set up as 3 separate units and the upstairs unit is the largest - so we ate and hung out on their porch. There was a wash and dryer also set up in the yard along with several gardens. Sadly I didn't take a lot of photos. My bedroom had a very unique circular bed! We got woken each morning by these birds that would sit on security screens on windows and proceed to peck at the glass from first light for a good hour! Fun Times!
Quaint Beach Town of Puerto Lopez. Saturday Morning before leaving we had breakfast at beach and went on tidal flat rocks.
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On way pack to Ship in Port of Guayaquil we stopped at a few other beach towns gearing up for New Years Celebrations.
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Today we went to see the coastal Naidiri Village that has recently won the Top Prize in global restoration, for their ocean reef project. The reef restoration was borne out of necessity to solve their dwindling food/ main protein source for the village, of fish. It was started by 2 of the villages rugby players and today is run by the local teenagers (mostly boys) in the village. It was great seeing how empowered and proud they were of their amazing efforts.
The port agent offered several trips to areas around Lautoka . We chose the trip to Serenity Island Resort which included van and boat transfers and lunch. It was a really nice day enjoying the sun, reef, pool, turtles and amenities!
I organized a group tour for a fun day experience. We had a great day despite the rain that decided to join in. We started with a 45 minute van ride out through the city, into the countryside. Then we got in long boats and went up river to a waterfall, some swam or cheered on the guides to cliff dive. Then back in the boats to visit Sabata Village where 50 family members live as a community existing totally off the land, along the river. Next was a quick boat ride to our BBQ lunch spot. After lunch we got to tube down the river, through light rapids, for just about an hour. We ganged our tubes together with the guide - we had a chain of 14 in my group and the guides totally blew us away singing hymns for a good chunk of the journey. It was truly moving in that place with the rain drizzling and all of us linked together. Loved it!