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Thursday April 27, 2017
The physio today was good and it was the Birthday of the blind masseur. He seemed to really enjoy the attention. They brought in a saxophonist to play Happy Birthday and everything..
Then my therapist, Lorena, says I will have no physio tomorrow because she is taking a course, and none on Monday because it is Primero de Mayo holiday. I will find out later if they
extend my physio by 2 days or not which will run into my second bout of physio here and, on May 5, I could potentially have 3 rounds of physio on the same day because I have the neurological massage on that day as well...
Maybe that is what it will take to break my logjam.
So I had scheduled a Spanish lesson for today and I was captivated by the gorgeous hibiscus tree in the front. So many beautiful red flowers in full bloom...
Teo and I had political discussions in Spanglish for a while as I try to get a better handle on the real political scene here. There is so much back history, dirty dealings and scary
future potential unrest that we don't really hear about. There is talk of mercenary gangs coming south to be hired by the Government to keep the opposition scared. One of the gangs mentioned is Mara Salvatrucha which
is particularly scary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-13) and (http://www.insightcrime.org/el-salvador-organized-crime-news/mara-salvatrucha-ms-13-profile). It really would be scary if these people actually worked on behalf
of the Government...
Anyway, we made new appointments for Spanish class for the now-open Friday and Monday.
Surprisingly we had a Thursday night without rain so I made my way to meet the Herederos group at the Puente Roto (Broken Bridge). There were celebrations going on at the Escalinata
as well as the Puente Roto and I never bothered to find out what for. I don't think today's date has any particular significance. Maybe everybody else is happy for a rain-free Thursday as well, lol.
We actually got away early tonight and rode east, past our place, to go to Nulti, just shy of Challuabamba. There wasn't too much happening in Nulti so we just had some camaraderie
near the church.
I knew that one of our members had died in the past week or so and I enquired about it. Dany Henry, a 24-year-old, had had a drink or two and slammed into a parked truck that had
no reflectors of any kind. So very sad to have a young life snuffed out like that.
Saturday there is a group of motos riding out from Guayaquil and the plan is for our group to meet them near Tres Cruces, the highest point between there and here. I am not sure if
I will make it or not because of my normal Saturday commitment,.. and also Buzzer is still in break-in mode with only 500 Kms on it so I don't think I will, but never say never...
I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day’s excitement.
Cheers, Al
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Hibiscus #1
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| Hibiscus #2 |
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| Hibiscus #3 |
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| Hibiscus #4 |
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| Hibiscus #5 |
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| Teo at Instituto Cuenca |
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| Happenings at the Puente Roto |
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| Miguel Illescas large artworks |
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| It appears to be 2 separate pieces |
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| Our line-up for the evening |
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| I thought Cuenca was almost bug-free |
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| This bug likes girls... |
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| The crowd is getting bigger as the entertainment starts |
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| Inside the Nulti church |
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| Outside the Nulti church |
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| Basketball and aerobics beside the church |
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| Taken without a flash |
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| Then with a flash |
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| Dr Juan is taking this one |
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| ..and this one. |
