Atacamas was gorgeous and warm and everything that a beach should be. The water along the equator is so warm it's INSANE! We rented a pretty nice apartment for but $50 a night and gorged ourselves on fresh seafood and coconut milk. I only got a little bit sunburned (quite the achievement for me) and generally had a blast hanging out with my Ecuadorian friends for a farewell weekend of fun in the sun.
THAT SAID, we had a few mishaps that you might find amusing:
1. The roads were in really bad shape and we blew a tire in a particularly nasty pothole. We didn't have the wrench to change the tire so we had to flag down a car to help (mind you, it was pouring rain and we were dressed for the beach). The spare was a dinky little thing that looked like it belonged on a lawnmower or bicycle. Nonetheless, we had to ride most of the way to the beach on that sad little tire because no repair shop for two hours had a big enough patch.
2. Once we got there and checked into a hotel, we were all in a hurry to eat and hit the beach. In all our revelry, we lost sight of the room key (the only copy) and ended up having to hire a sketchy man with a rat-tail to pick the lock and replace the handle.
3. Through the course of the evening we lost sight of a pair of glasses, a pair of sandals, and a friend. Only the friend was recovered.
4. I ate some bad clams and fell ill on the way home. I was too busy holding in the vomit in to ask David to pull over. So I (and part of my seat) ended up covered in sick.
5. I changed clothes on the side of the road. Many Ecuadorian motorists expressed their delight by honking and fist pumping.
That looks so fun!! I would kill to be able to go to the beach now.
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