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After the run I rambled on about things for about 5 minutes You may find some of the stuff interesting. How we ended up in Ecuador and other misc. things. Had a faster than normal 5K today. 5:17 pace. I am going to do a 10K through another little village some time later in the week. If I think if taking my camera I may get some video in a new mall down here in Manta, Ecuador on Thursday. We are going in to do a little shopping and have a nice lunch. Maybe sushi or a good steak. My stats on Strava @ https://www.strava.com/activities/4995939536

A 5k run this morning. 5:26 pace. I had a couple other runs this week but had issues with the video. I am bummed that I needed to reschedule my trip to Colombia. Ecuador changed there regulations on how recent your PCR test must be and I would not have had time to get a new PCR test in time to reenter Ecuador. So I have rescheduled my trip to May 10th. Follow me on Strava @ https://www.strava.com/activities/4979821710

I started a 5k training program through Garmin. Today was a 5 min benchmark run, (a 5 minute as hard run) that will be used to tailor my running program. The workouts are automatically downloaded to the Garmin watch and you upload your workouts to Garmin to modify your workouts. I prefer a road run for a faster run however we had a lot of rain last night so the road out front was a mud hole.

I didn't plan to run today, but I was up and down a ladder a lot yesterday afternoon and my calf's were a little sore this morning. So I went for an easy jog just to loosen up my legs. I did 7K @ 6:48 pace including all my stops during the jog. Today I took the neckless pendent mount for the camera and ended up editing most of it out. It was in no way stable enough to watch when jogging. Maybe if you were walking in a mall or something like that. At 3:42 to 3:52 I left in a piece when it was on the chest mount on the pendent. So far the clip on a hat or sweat band is the most stable video. I have a 6" selfie stick that came with it and may try that my next run just to see how if feels running with it in my hand. Still investigating to find the most stable video. You can follow me on Strava and see my stats @ https://www.strava.com/activities/4924153499 March 26th I am flying to Bogota so I should get a couple runs at 9000' elevation. I'm sure it will be a killer since I have been at sea level for well over a year now. I will probably shoot some other videos of the area around our apartment.

This mornings run was to La Boca on the beach. There was a glare off the water on the beach making the video harder to see. Hopefully over the next few days I can get a better video. I am thinking about trying to add some narration to the video. The camera records intermittently so I don't know when its on or off making narration while running difficult. It was early today so not many people out. Follow me on Strava and see my run data @ https://www.strava.com/activities/4918096935

Crucita, Ecuador. My 5k run today was @ 5:25 pace, then I did a cooldown of 1.7k @ 6:02 pace. My VO2 Max went up to 49 today. Im looking forward to a couple runs in Colombia the end of this month. I am flying into Bogota for 4 days and I should get 2 runs in. Elevation will be around 9,000'. I will also have a few videos in the area. There is a nice mall close to our apartment there, so I will probably have some video inside the mall. Follow me on Strava @ https://www.strava.com/activities/4900535144 I am trying to run different routes to show the general area around here. Low tide will be early morning Wednesday so I will do some beach runs next week until low tide changes to afternoon. There is a backpacker spot called La Boca about 5k up the beach so I hope to get up that way.

Running the back road outside Crucita through Las Gilses. In a few days when its low tide in the morning I will do some beach runs up to La Boca. This is a normal short 5k run today@ 27:30. Average pace 5:29 per kilometer. 136 bps average heart rate. https://www.strava.com/activities/4889337618

Running in Ecuador. Today was a rainy, dreary and muddy day. They are widening, and paving the main road for me to run to Crucita. But now its a mess. I retired my (Hoha One One, Rincon) shoes after this run with 604 Kilometers on them. They were about shot anyway and with the mud caked on after the run I tossed them. The video took clips for the first 35 min and stopped. I think I forgot to change the length of the record from 30 min to 1 hour. So this was about 1/2 the run. You can see my run stats on Strava @ https://www.strava.com/activities/4877406036 10.04K @ 59:54 I was in zone 2 for this whole video although you wouldn't know it by the way I was breathing on the video. LOL The second half I went into zone 3 to finish up my 10k.

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.

Todays beach run in Ecuador ended up being an unwatchable hyperlaps video. I apparently hit the button to many times. So instead we have a humming bird video. If you want to review my running lately my Stava address floow me there @ https://www.strava.com/athletes/30026202

Just learning Rumble and the Insta360 Go camera. This is just a short clip at the finish of my 5k on the beach today. I plan to have more extensive coverage of future runs in the area. I am also going to be in Colombia in a month and will have a couple runs there. I want to do a watch review (Garmin 245 Music) and talk about my shoes (Nike, Brooks, Hoka) in the future. Cover different running topics. Im thinking about running a 1/2 marathon or full marathon in August here in Manta. https://www.strava.com/athletes/30026202

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

20 x 20 Concrete Garage/Workshop Drax our Great Dane

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.

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.

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

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.