Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa: Thursday November 9, 2017 Herederos, etc

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Thursday November 9, 2017

One thing I neglected to mention in Monday's Blog was that I had enough with bad and dangerous Ecuadorian drivers whose actions could have caused me serious injury. They know I am beside them and yet they start to drift into my lane, causing me to almost collide with the curb. In the first instance I lashed out with my left foot, nearly hitting their car and they backed off. With the second idiot I was forced to hit the brakes or get hit... I caught up to him at the red light and hammered his window and gave him a few choice epithets before cruising by the dummy anyway... Ugh...

Tuesday Cristina brought in dog #6, as yet unnamed, to stay alone, but clothed and fed, in our terrace. The poor thing was in heat and being chased by the usual pack of males mercilessly which Cristina can't abide. So she took the dog to the vet to get spayed then stay for recovery. I don't know what she intends to do after that but I have to put my foot down somewhere. I can't handle the 5 we have now and tomorrow we should know a date for her upcoming surgery, so she will be not much help for a while. We still have Jack's neck surgery to look after. Thank God her son Christian is here to help..

Yesterday I needed to replace my brown shoes which were shredding so we went to El Centro, down Tarqui where most of the leather shops are. I bought an everyday pair at the first shop for $35. I bought another dress pair for $40 at the second shop and I was done in less than an hour. I am not like Cristina who has to bother 20 shopkeepers, 3 different days, then hope the pair she really wants is still available... Obviously I don't understand the finer points of comparison shopping.

This morning I went to meet a couple, accompanied by my buddy Gustavo, who contacted me with compliments about my other Blog cuencaresidency.blogspot.com about living in Cuenca. Doug Anderson (same name as my Canadian doctor) is from Colorado, and his wife AnnaMaria is from Bogota, Colombia. They are retirement age but have recently joined the Peace Corps, providing needed programs in conjunction with CEDEI here for 2 years. We discussed many topics, mainly transportation and security, and had a very pleasant breakfast. Some of the Peace Corps rules about residence and transportation were a little mind-boggling. Most of the photos of this meeting were supplied by Doug and AnnaMaria, thank you..

In the evening I went to El Centro early to glance at and exhibition by fellow photographer and artist, Garry Kaulitz. Garry is a very innovative print-maker of some renown.

Then it was off to the Herederos ride where we went to Llacao again. The photos from this evening are with the Sony A100 donated to me by Ray Lewis again. I finally got a really great shot of Todos Santos with this camera and I am really pleased.

I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day’s excitement.

Cheers, Al

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