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Josue in the pool with the Joel, Amelia and his sisters. Two weeks ago we spent three days at the beach.  It was a homecoming for us in many ways after spending four years on Guam where the Pacific Ocean was our neighbor.  Joel and Amelia had a grand time, and Jacob and Elias became acquainted with the ocean for the first time.  Marisol and I enjoyed it, too.  I have to admit that I cried for about ten minutes when I put my feet in ocean water for the first time in two years.  Leaving Guam was a big loss for us, although we felt that God was calling us back to Ecuador. These are pictures that we took at a stop along the six-hour drive (quite the contrast from the 15 minute drive we had in Guam). Marisol's godfather Gabriel invited us to eat seafood chowder near his home in Esmeraldas. The chowder contained shrimp, fish, squid, snails, and I'm-not-really-sure-what else.  Delicious, though. Amelia enjoyed her soda most of all.  Yo...

Amelia and Joel played incessantly with their cousins Carolina and Patty in the sand and in the water. Ned with Elias and Marisol's mother Zulema with Jacob Zulema doing double duty with Jacob and Elias A birthday message for Joel in the sand Enjoying the Pacific Ocean Eating seafood at a restaurant through the generosity of Marisol and Negui's godfather Marisol's fish prepared in coconut milk with patacones (fried green banana cakes) Breaded shrimp with sauce (Joel, Amelia and I ordered this) Marisol's dad Wilson with seafood rice We all took a boat ride to see the marine life on an island. We saw the blue-footed boobies (on the cliff face) and the frigate birds (the bird with the red throat on the bush above the boobies). More blue-footed boobies Negui with her godfather Gabriel and Amelia Marisol with Jacob on his first-ever boat ride. Look for the pelicans here! Joel on the boat ride. Happy Birthd...