Saying Good bye

I leave Ecuador tomorrow to go back to Canada. I am excited about that, I miss my family, grandson Nollie, my dog and my friends and I am anxious to see everyone but I will miss Ecuador and the friends I have made here too. This past week has been about saying good bye.

I will miss a once a week treat from the mercado, $3. worth of spit roasted pork. I would take my plastic container and the pork lady would fill it up with pork and potato patties, yummy yum yum.

I will miss all the fresh wonderful tasting fruits and vegetables.

I will miss having someone do the cleaning and laundry for me.

I will miss not having to cook, eating out here is so reasonable it just does not make sense to cook.

I will miss the parades.

I will miss the bundles of fresh flowers for $1.

I will miss walking miles and seeing new places and things.

I will miss Friday night happy hour(s) and group dinners. So much fun.

Susana took me for a farewell lunch to the country club, I will miss her and her family.

I will miss the weekly pedicure. Bye Fabiola

I will miss the busy mercado and the central park and people watching. Tuesday and Friday are spirit days when those in need who are sick or have sick children have the evil eye caste out by the herb ladies at the mercado.

I will miss all the wonderful restaurants, the national Pilsener beer, the cakes, inexpensive taxis to take me home late at night after a fun night out.

A fun night out here including the taxi home never costs more then $10. or maybe $15. including dinner. So not so many fun nights out once I am back in Canada where $10. does not go far.

Tonight I will say good bye to the gang at happy hours.