Bahia de Caraquez

We work on maintaining Kalliope when we can, go to Quito and Manta when we must and occasionally, OK frequently, visit one shoreside restaurant or another for a beverage or a meal.  Our new favorite cafe is part of the small Hotel Bahia B&B where David, a Canadian and Sophia, Columbian are building their business and their lives.  David does construction, accounting and customer service.  Sophia just charms everyone who comes in.  Sophia also makes a fashion statement, encouraged by her father who is visiting here now and brings her beautiful clothes from the family business when he comes.

Sophia modeling a dress from Columbia in the restaurant
of the Bahia Hotel B&B

One of the Cruising families we meet frequently on shore-
side excursions.

Sunday evenings, the cruisers treat themselves to a potluck.
 This cruising couple helps organize this event and others.

If you want to get a photo of Bahia Caraquez
you can take a taxi to the heights or . . . . . 

Either way, this is the Rio Chone and Bahia Caraquez with
the museum in the lower left and Kalliope near the center.

When we must go to Manta we take time out to observe this
repair facility right on the beach which has about a dozen
wooden boats just above the high tide line.