Olon

Olon is the place on the beach that we like the most.  It is walkable from the house, although 3-4 miles on the beach.

It is a sea of tranquility, particularly as the closest town to the north of Mantanita.

There are a bunch of tiendas (small stores) located throughout, many small hostels and hotels, restaurants, a town square, and church.  The beach is lovely, with a row of beach restaurants, and in front of them rows of cabanas.  For $5 you can get a cabana with chairs for the day.

We were referred to a place called Gracielita’s by Don Colon in Cuenca for the Arroz con Camerones.  This is generally served with patacones, which are smashed and fried plantains.  It was great:

Arroz con camarones with camaron ceviche

We met up with our Swedish friend Regina for lunch, then hung out at the beach.  If you look really closely at this picture, you can see a dog peeing on Regina’s towel.  Then he walked away.

The beach is full of surfers, and families, many from Ecuador.  We walked home to a lovely sunset.

Looking south

Little Chevy truck

Looking north

Donkey grazing in front of the cemetery with our house in the background.