Photos from Atacames taken on Tuesday, August 22, 2006

This was our one full day at the beach in Atacames, Ecuador. It was overcast, but nice and warm. The water felt cool at first, but it was very easy to get used to. We were very close to the equator, so one would expect warm water, but the ocean is never all that warm!

We spent the day on the beach, enjoying the water, body surfing (especially Chris and Bryan), getting hair braided into corn rows (not Mike!), eating and drinking fruit juices. Chris got a terrific sunburn on his face and shoulders.

Later that night we went to a birthday party at the home of a local resident who was a cousin of Gato's wife Ruth. That was really fun and very interesting. They had fascinating fruit trees in their yard.

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