After the Jungle we were off to the Coast to do some diving! The name of the Jungle trip we did was "Extreme Jungle" so with that in mind, after 3 days in the Jungle we emerged and got on an overnight bus to Guayaquil! We arrived in Guayaquil at 2am and then we weren't sure what to do but we realized there were buses departing so I walked down the terminal and talked to some Companies and purchased 2 tickets to Jipijapa for 3am! When I returned to tell my brother, he thought I was joking but it was that or waiting in the terminal until 6am for a bus to Puerto Lopez. We ended up being on the milk route to Jipijapa but we just settled in and slept and at 6:30am arrived in the beautiful city of Jipijapa. haha That city is far from beautiful . . . From Jipijapa we jumped on a bus and by 8am we were in Puerto Lopez. I wouldn't say there is a bus terminal in Puerto Lopez, they basically let us out at the corner with the market but you can walk from one end of town to the other in about 15 minutes so it's not a big deal! We checked into our hostel which was a cute little cabin and immediately fell asleep for the next 4 hours! The next day and a half we just checked out the city and hit the beach! Then Saturday we went diving. The best diving in Puerto Lopez is off Isla de la Plata which is about an hour by boat. The waves were a bit rough but I managed to not get sick and we dived in the protected part of the island so the water was like glass. We did 2 great dives and despite an unfortunate jellyfish incident we came out unscathed! The next morning we we were on a bus back to Guayaquil which as most of you know, is one of only 2 McDonald's in all of Ecuador!! I was as happy as a clam! After that, off to Cuenca for some Panama Hats!!
