After many failed attempts I finally got to leave Montenita after the last party in Johny bamboos which went on till we got a lift out of there at 6 thismorning. Its easy to see how people get settled there, most of the local businesses are set up by backpackers who never got round to leaving.
Top 10 reasons for not being able to leave Montenita
1. You´re waiting too long for your burger in the funkey monkey and miss the bus.
2. When you do get to the bus on time its full and won´t let you on.
3. You take up surfing.
4. Somebody offers you a bar to run which involves free drink and free rent for as long as you want.
5. You can´t find your sandals.
6. You can´t find that one person you really want to say goodbye to.
7. Too hungover to face the busride.
8. You have run out of cash and only have $1.25 to get to Libertad to the bank machine and getting there and back will take the best part of a day.
9. You have found the best place ever to stay where you feel at home (Panguia guest house) and you don't want to face dirty smelly backpackers hostels just yet.
10. you have fallen in love with montenita .

So now I´m on Cuenca, all alone again but hopefully I´ll be able to catch up with H and the others over the next few days.

All the lads from the hostel in Quito came to Montenita to join us for carnival. We´re staying in a great beach house, I think we got the last available bed, floor or tent space in town. It's been the most amazing few days chilling out on the beach watching the surf competitions in the day and joining in the carnival at night, that goes on till the sun rises. we´re all living on a staple diet of funky monkey burgers, banana shakes and cuba libre (rum and coke). I wore my mexican wrestling mask out the other night and was armed with my water pistol and water balloons, they don´t dress up here for carnival but I think they´re going to start after seeing how well the mask went down.