Chris Turns 40

By Marc

After a long but rewarding day, we were scheduled to go on a Pirate Ship cruise.   What Chris did not realize at the time was that I had arranged to have a birthday cake brought aboard!

Here is a group shot of all of us on the bow of the ship!

After the cruise, we went for supper at this little place in the oldest part of the city.  It is up on the Santa Ana mountain, and we had to walk up an ancient coblestone path to get to the restaurant.  It had an amazing view of the river and the most amazing atmosphere.

One of the surprises the team (thanks Dawn) planned for Chris was a pinata.  Since we could not do it on the boat, we decided this restaurant would do.

When I asked our Ecuadorian hosts for a recomendation on what to try, they mentioned that “Secco de Chivo” was a local specialty.  Being game for everything, I happily ordered the “Goat cooked in beer and spices”.

Eventually, the owner of the restaurant, Arthuro, came by to welcome us to Ecuador.  The restaurant had live music all night and it turns out that Arturo is a singer.  When he found out it was Chris’ birthday, he serenated her!  We then sang her happy bday for the second time this night (in English and Spanish).

He also made sure she had a birthday cake (and if your counting, yes, that’s #2 as well)

Much laughing and dancing was had by all.  The view from this restaurant was so amazing, so I just could not resist setting up a shot of Chris and I.   I think it was a great way to end the evening.

I am still a day behind on the blog, but it’s all I have time for tonight… Adios Amigos!