Iguana Park

For a day we were in the middle of the world and I was the center of attention. I had my 28th birthday on the equator in Ecuador! To think that for the past 5 years I have had my birthday in 5 different countries…Wow!

We headed into the port city of Guayaquil early Sunday morning and walked the new waterfront promenade known as Malecon 2000. Friends spontaneously jumped out from behind corners and sung ‘happy birthday!’ just so I couldn’t forget all day. No one was keen to eat Iguana empanadas but we all wanted to see iguanas. A few blocks away in Park Bolivar, we were astounded to see 20 or 30 big’ins roaming the park without cages, being fed, drinking from ponds, climbing trees and basking in the sun. Very cool.

Happy Birthday

Sarah, Hez and I continued up the beautifully restored hill at the end of the Malecon 2000 which which was well protected by security guards. From the lighthouse we looked over the city towards Raul’s family’s house. We headed there next to partiiieee. It had been 5 years since Raul had seen his family - what a home coming! There was a bit of salsa dancing, plenty of cervecas and lucky me - a birthday cake! The kids helped us get into the party games, piñata and face painting. What can I say but good times for all!

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