GUIYAQUIL, DAY TWO

Today, we enjoyed a second day in Guiyaquil.

After much deliberation, Tracey and I decided that we’d seen enough of the city yesterday to satisfy us, and opted to have a relaxed day in port, on the Marco Polo.

If anything, it was hotter today than yesterday, and extremely humid, to the point of being almost unbearably uncomfortable after only a short space of time. For that reason, I spent a lot of time indoors, keeping cool, failing to get the internet to work for me and doing some video editing work instead. Tracey spent much of the day out on deck (but in the shade), with her camera and binoculars, hunting moths and bugs, and watching the wildlife in the swamp on the opposite side of the river.

All-aboard time was 4:30pm, and soon after 5pm, we were being helped out of our parking spot by two local tugboats, and then we were on our way. The journey back downriver, as the sun was setting, was a visual treat. Deep rainforest lined our route, punctuated by the occasional wooden homestead and flocks of interesting birds. Best of all; there was a lovely breeze up on deck…