panned out yet. The weather is a bit stormy and there are lots of jellyfish in the water right now. It would be okay if I had a full wetsuit, but I neglected to pack that.
The town itself is very sleepy. The roads are dirt and none of them have names. This was originally an Ecuadorian vacation spot, but Americans and Europeans discovered it a few years ago and came trickling in. Their presence is beginning to show too. The main street of the town looks like a polynesian knock-off, but if you walk back a few blocks the typical wood or cinder block homes start poping up again.
With the lousy surfing and weather over the last few weeks Canoa´s surf seekers don´t have anything to do. The full surf season doesn´t start until late November and many of the bars aren´t open yet, so folks just sit around on the beach and wait.
I am still forming my opinions about this little stretch of paradise, but my initial reaction is a bit depressing. Drew and I are staying a few kilometers outside of the town in an area that makes Canoa look like Manhattan. We study most of the day, but by early evening there isn´t much to do. There are only two other people in the school at the moment, but a few more are due to arrive later this week. Hopefully, things will pick up.
Drew is currently sick and spends most of his time in bed. Once he moving again perhaps things will pick up. There are some sea caves nearby and the jungle is less than a kilometer inland so there is plenty to explore should be get the chance.
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Nate, took a look at Canoa in Google Earth and it reminds me a great deal of a small seaside area I visited once in Venezuela in the 70's. Only occupied on weekends and like a ghost town the rest of the time. Hope you get a few more people to livin up the place and maybe you can open your own bar. Is there someplace to buy beer? and where do you eat?
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