I havent written  for various reasons, one being  that  the crews computer and other various electronics were stolen en route to Montanitas , more on that later [I would strongly discourage traveling on the CICA 25 bus though] and  I kinda had a little accident surfing in which I might have drowned if not for  some really fast , and terribly good-looking I might add, surfers. But what got me out of bed today was  the political climate is  well a little tumultuous  today, I´m not sure  how objective the live news is but hey I was raised on fox news it can’t be that bad right? So  I guess it started over  the police  force having issue over their salary decided to  go on strike ,  then a top general , whose name I forget was I guess trying to calm the  police and military factions, unfortunately he was  unsuccessful and attacked ,  as was the president [Corea]  who is from what I understand  in a hospital in Quito , now this is not  yet what one would call  a coupe, but  political marches  from  mainly  citizens  of lower economic factions[ the poor folks ] are  very much in favor  of  the president  have  put traveling  at pretty much a standstill,  however the   higher economic factions [the rich folks]  are calling for the president to be  taken out of office as   his  many of his new  programs have  involved  higher taxes,   not to mention stronger notice of tax evasion. for now things are  relatively calm the rent  is paid till the end of the week  but getting to Guayaquil to fly home  is a big question mark, not  to mention the concern over  the  thousand plus  extra people  planing , and some wo are already in the tiny town of Santa Elena for the district convention  of Jehovah witnesses,  I   worry because  these   conventions  often draw large crowds as they are open and free to the whole  public, I worry for my friends and i worry  for  the general  attitude  of people  when  the desperation for changes  becomes  the fuel  for  the fire  to various political agendas . for right now though were  safe , and watching the news like everyone else.