Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Exploring Puerto Cayo


La Playita


Date: Jan 4, 2011
Location: Puerto Cayo, Ecuador

Tuesday day, another beautiful day in Puerto Cayo. No clouds in sight, it's another splendid day, sunny and perfect. A perfect day to continue our work.
As always the Environmental Education group taught English at the local school. While the rest of us were teaching the fishermen and the restaurant workers.

The kids are in chaos. Today the Environmental Education group performer a dance about compost, and the kids loved it so much, you can hear kids humming the lyrics everywhere you go. The Environmental Education group are celebrities among the children. Marketing group has to step up! Marketing group met briefly and a few of us photographed hotspots, while the rest of us focused on our online campaign (FB and wikipedia).

Meanwhile, another venture for the afternoon. A selected group decided to visit a hidden gem nearby. The name: La Playita, translated as The Beach. Not a very creative name, I must say, but the name says it all. This was THE beach, THE place to be. Hidden behind a perilous path:


After a long hike, the groups efforts paid off. They came up to a stunning view. A cove, hidden from the rest of the world, completely isolated. The only other people in sight were a few surfers, taking advantage of the perfect waves.

Surfing pose:


Playita has everything to offer. From isolation from the rest of the world, to beautiful water with perfect waves, and even caves and nature to explore. And exploring we did:


Playita, playita, one day I shall return.

Friday, December 31, 2010

New Year's Eve

First Real Day of Work, Last Day of the Year

Location: Puerto Cayo -> Montanita

9am: Meet at the Junta. We split into groups, and began brainstorming based on the ideas from last night's meeting with Oscar (our leader).

Afternoon: Trek to Montañita. Bus ride to our New Years destination, a small surfing town famous for its annual midnight surfing on midnight. Checked in to the motel, and went to explore the festivities of the New Year. This was the first bonding experience for the entire group and probably the best way to end the old year. Goodbye 2010, we'll always remember this night.

Happy New Years from Puerto Cayo/Montañita!

Pic of the day: (I call it "Beach Break")