Canoa - Finally a Beach
Christian May 4th, 2008
It was a long trip to get to Canoa to say the least. We had to leave our hostel at 5:30 to catch the 5:40 bus to Quito. The bus took four hours, when we got to Quito we had to find the office for Reina del Camino to buy our tickets to Bahia de Caraquez. Luckily there was a bus at 10:30 leaving, so we got our tickets and hopped on the very shady bus. The ride was only supposed to take 8 hours but ended up taking 9 and a half. If ever taking the bus to Bahia from Quito, pay the extra 1.50 for the executive service (we didn’t and regretted it the whole way). Once we finally got to Bahia we had to walk about a half mile to the docks where we could catch a ride on a boat across the bay to San Vincente. It wasn’t a bad deal at .70. Finally we were getting close…. since it was so late the regular bus service from San Vincente to Canoa had stopped, so we shared a cab with 2 Canadian girls for $4. Luckily, they were staying at the same place we had wanted to stay at. The only room that they had was a private Bungalow with a shared bathroom for $16.70 a night. Tired, exhausted, and ready for bed we took it. Continue Reading »
