We hopped on the bus this morning after breakfast and drove to Manta, which is on the coast. We were scheduled to conduct a health screening at the dump. We worked in conjunction with a mission and there was a doctor to write prescriptions and follow up with the patients on site. There were only 50 people and I was able to take blood pressure and pulses again. We worked more efficiently than ever, since we're staying at the Howard Johnson's ocean-front hotel (5 star) and we were eager to hit the beach!
It was chilly down by the water and there was hardly any beach to speak of – mostly rocks. Not a soul was on the beach except us – apparently it's not safe here. The security guard from the hotel didn't take his eyes off us as we stayed near the hotel, combing the beach for shells. Well, mostly combing the beach for rocks.
Here I am -- looking over at the beach from the railing of our hotel...
The best part of going down to the beach was coming back to our room and taking a hot shower -- with all the water pressure you could ever want. We also had ice in our drinks for lunch and dinner -- Thank you Howard Johnson!!
We have internet access in the rooms and I'm a little crazy trying to catch up on blog posts and homework. We can't believe it's almost time to return to the states. It seems like we just got here and we have to fly home Wednesday night. Where did the time go???
Tomorrow we fly back to Quito first thing in the morning and conduct our final screening in the early afternoon. Wednesday has been reserved for shopping and touring.
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