Deciding What's Next

We have one week left on our original booking at the lovely bed and breakfast in La Entrada, Ecuador.  What then?

It feels like we lost some time here with Atticus contracting the chicken pox virus.  With him not able to go in the pool or to be around other vulnerable people, we've created a bit of quarantine for him.  We've used the emailed guidelines of our home doctor to create a safe regimen.

Swinging in our hammock.

A very literal oatmeal bath.

Cruising the empty beach on the Huffy.

Playing in the sand.

And hanging out with his buddy Choco.

In a few days, Atticus will enjoy being able to eat meals with other people, swim in the pool, play with kids, and visit nearby attractions.  We'll relish that freedom too.  But all in all, it's not a bad place to have had to recuperate!

So what to do. . . .  Should we extend our time here so that we can resume surfing lessons, visit local sites we've not yet seen, and continue to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere?  Or should we spend a few weeks and more of our sabbatical budget exploring altogether different places like Peru or the Galapagos Islands?  Travelers have to use their time and money either to cover a lot of ground or to soak up more fully what a few places have to offer.

Though making decisions like these isn't easy, it's nice when the choices are all good ones.  

Despite the urge to explore more of the continent, Shelly and I have chosen to stay put using La Entrada as our home base for the next 30 days.  Would you have chosen the same?

Here's choosing to "live deep and suck all the marrow out of life" on the Ecuadorian coast!