Gringo Town - You Either Love it or Hate it, Montanita, Ecuador - June 2011

We crossed the border without any fuss and got the bus to Montanita, famous Gringo and surfer hang out. We stayed away from the main action, where you could actually have a room without music blasting in. It reminded us a bit of the Khao San Road in Thailand. Everything was designed for the foreign tourist and it was a party town for the young (God we sound old). One night was enough for us old fogies.

The beach was beautiful - pretty wild, even though we could see plenty of development coming. Building sites everywhere.

We enjoyed a scramble through the rock pools. Booming sea life and amazing rock formations.

Every inch of wire in the town became a home to birds for the night. We had to watch where we walked.

The streets perpendicular to the beach were lined with these cute little cocktail shacks.

Dinner for two and a game of s**thead.

Our terrace and Richard dancing with the hotel dog.
We hope this adorable little puppy does not have rabies as it scratched me and licked me - yikes!

We had delicious breakfasts in this Argentine run cafe. Good coffee too, which is hard to find in Central and South America. They export all their best stuff.