Now In Ecuador

Went to Manta for a relaxed afternoon. Lunch out and coffee with desert at Juan Valdez. Then a little shopping at SuperMaxi.

On the coast of Ecuador. These hummingbirds are aggressive over there feeding spot. Sometimes we have 8 all here vying for a spot to eat and they dont like to share.

20 x 20 Concrete Garage/Workshop Drax our Great Dane

In 3 months sunset will be directly in front of our house.

Sunset with nice waves coming in

Its not typical to have big waves like this. During the rainy season (Jan-Mar) we will get 6' to 8' breaking waves a few times.

Pelicans close to shore diving for breakfast. Sorry for the video quality. My new phone will be here Monday.

Fill dirt completed (123 loads) and fence up. Pulled the metal hand rails off the front and back balcony's and replaced with concrete. At the time of publishing the garage/workshop is about 2/3 completed. It will be an upcoming video. Check my first video for the lot condition when we purchased the house.

Shrimp boat transferring its catch to smaller boats to transport to shore.

This is Drax our Great Dane. Our nightly game of tag. He is the sweetest dog you can imagine. Narrated by my wife from the balcony. LOL

A nice day in Crucita, Ecuador. The water is so clear. Its a beautiful beach to walk on. Its 1 kilometer to the new marina you can see in the distance. Walking the other way its 4 kilometers to a river flowing into the ocean.

This is a before video. We have since brought in fill dirt and built a fence around the property. We found the split rail fence close to the right side of the house wasnt the property line and it was actually at the solid fence along the neighbors pool. Its a double lot that includes the hole to the left of the house. Its now filled. A great ocean and sunset view from any of the balconies. Yes you can live like this on just your Social Security. We now have about $80,000 invested that includes all fill, fencing, appliances and furnishings inside. Garage under construction and included in the current costs. Estimate finished cost, fully furnished with 20' x 20' Garage will be about $85,000. Current video to come soon. I have been keeping a spreadsheet of all expences since we arrived in Ecuador. Ask questions. Happy to respond.

San Lorenzo is a small beach village just south of Manta, Ecuador. It has limited resourses like stores and services. A few resterants along the beach and a couple small tiendas selling water and some basic staples. A shuttle to Manta which is only 35 minutes away costs $1.00. One leaves about every 20 minutes.

This is the small fishing village of San Lorenzo, Ecuador. It is located just south of Manta, Ecuador. Its a sleepy little village of only a couple thousand people. It has a course sandy beach with big waves breaking close to shore. The water depth drops very fast in some spots.

The big modern looking building is the library. The church steeple is on one side of a nice park and the main street 1 block farther over.

Hovering the drone off our front balcony. A great morning view to wake while having my cup of coffee. You can have this living only on Social Security in Colombia , Ecuador or Peru. Go ahead and ask.

Offloading the catch to smaller boats to bring into shore. Trucks full of ice waiting for them.

Spent 6 weeks in Biisbane, Austrailia house sitting. A Rainbow Lorikeet just off the porch.

This is a tourist train going from Bogota Colombia to Zippaquira Colombia.