mi amor

so i i've been doing a lot to try and get the most of my last few weeks. i went on this train ride where you sit on the top of the train. it was a nice way to travel. see the country side of equador and feel the breeze. but there were a few too many tourists for my liking. its funny the different type of people that travel in different areas. here in equador there are a lot of vacationers. i just dont find their company as enjoyabe. actually a fight broke out over seating. not physical but angery people with biting words. i found it quite disheartening.
then i headed to the coast to puerto lopez for some whale watching. i cant explain to you how wonderful it was to watch them dance. these pictures look like i didnt see a lot. but i did - just not through the lense of a camera, which is better i suppose. but these are the humpback whales. it is the time of migration so there are many passing through. they jumped out of the water, slapped their fins, spouted water, and splashed their tales. it was sureal. i thought i might even cry, but that had to do with the lack of sleep as well.
i think that it is funny how these people manage to sell things they cannot own or control. when they told me about the tour they said it would be between 2 and 4 hours depending on the activity. and with a 30 min boat ride out there, and 30 min educational talk, that means we could've spent a half hour looking, and headed back without seeing anything. with the volcanoe as well, they'll take you on a tour to see activity. but it may just be a campfire and warm drink. and maybe that is the thrill, to seek out what you may not be able to find.