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    Gnocchi with a simple tomato, garlic, and basil sauce. Perfect for a hearty lunch! by: pmok Views[372] My first attempt at gnocchi, came out quite nice! Everyone had fun rolling the dough and cutting them. by: pmok Views[372] Bolones, a popular breakfast item made with plantains and cheese. In this version I baked the plantains and had a difficult time making the ball stick; next time will boil (more common) and try again. by: pmok Views[601] My empanada dough resting. They turned out horrible, but I thought the dough looked nice, ha! by: pmok Views[340] Made a vegetable curry for dinner, the only available canned coconut milk had sugar in it, yuck! If I had the patience, would have bought fresh coconuts and made the milk myself. Next time... by: pmok Views[517]
     
    At the last Ecoclub, we had kids made wallet out of empty milk and juice boxes. It's amazing how creative we can be when resources are limited. by: pmok Views[339] Saw fishermen cleaning these at the market so I asked what they were. Ta-da! Had them with rice (cooked in tomatoes) and a cabbage and carrot slaw. Yummers! by: pmok Views[386] Fishes on the barbie with a sauce of tomato, onion, chili pepper, and garlic. Yes we have a BBQ pit in the back, real one that uses coal! by: pmok Views[327] We got these fish for free from the fishermen while on the bay for Capturas, the fish in the front was still alive when he gave it to us. by: pmok Views[312]
     
    Baked squid with potatoes and onions, with lentils on the side and fresh passion fruit juice. Umm...... by: pmok Views[550] Saw these giant squids at the fish market and could not pass up, bought one for US$2 (probably eve less for locals). by: pmok Views[724] We captured this huge tortuga verde today, he was so strong he made a small dent on the boat when he pushed head against the side! by: pmok Views[726] The fish was as big as the guy's torso! by: pmok Views[516] Muchos grande pescados en el mercado hoy y solamante pocos tiburones, muy bueno! by: pmok Views[741]
     
    Kids building sand castle on the beach, I enjoy seeing scenes like this compared to kids playing video games. by: pmok Views[1275] A strip of the Front of the volunteer house, after we trimmed the trees in the front yard, it started blooming! by: pmok Views[484] Green bananas at the market, hugely popular with locals, eaten daily. by: pmok Views[543] Many food vendors along the streets in Puerto Lopez, almost all fried or roasted food. by: pmok Views[498]
     
    The busiest street in Puerto Lopez on a rare sunny day (in the winter months it's usually cloudy), this is like a metropolis compared to Tofo! by: pmok Views[578] Rare appearance by the sun in the afternoon today, so kids came out to play. Has been gray and cloudy daily, it's winter here. by: pmok Views[527] Funny store in the main tourist strip that named itself There are views of the beach here without dead sharks. From the shore can see fishing boats and boats that take tourists to Isla de la Plata or whale watching. by: pmok Views[478] Vegetarian fried rice, Ecuadorian style (with some kind of green beans, eggs, carrots, and corn) by: pmok Views[895]
     
    Another batch of hammerhead, that's a larger male not fitting into the crate (can tell the sex by the two claspers). by: pmok Views[2646] A good catch of squids, plus a huge marlin cut into pieces, both actually look tasty. The sharks are on the ground, fins gone already. by: pmok Views[854] This was a rarely seen ray in Puerto Lopez, don't even know the Spanish name for it. by: pmok Views[551] Even with bad weather, this boat came back with almost equal catch of tuna and hammerhead sharks; the sharks are barely larger than the tunas! by: pmok Views[522] I felt like this arbon was looking at me and saying
     
    When the boats come in, a herd of buyers and carriers swarm the boats to make deals. by: pmok Views[470] Where the rays should not be: the back of a truck. by: pmok Views[502] These rays were so large, they needed three people to lift into the truck. by: pmok Views[486] Fish market is a flurry of activities in the morning: fishermen, the butcher, the vendors, the trucks, the curious tourists, and then there's us! by: pmok Views[513] The type of catch I like to see more of at the fish market, the sustainable (and delicious) ones! by: pmok Views[544]
     
    Sometimes the fishermen hide the sharks and rays so we cannot count them. I found these two sharks hidden behind a crate, think they are Pacific Angelhead. by: pmok Views[486] Sharks aren't the only victims, here are two tubs of rays, the head already cut and body hacked up. Notice the beautiful spotted one in the left tub. by: pmok Views[501] Indicative of which part of a shark is worth money or not. The bodies, though not wasted but sold as meat, are often left on the sand while the fins are cleaned and safe in a tub. by: pmok Views[593] On a few occasions the fishermen let us measure the sharks. This was an A fisherman with his catch: huge marlin, tunas, and 5 baby hammerhead sharks. By-catch? not sure. by: pmok Views[1237]
     
    Homemade corn tortillas (Ecuadorian style) and lentils with cheese, yum! by: pmok Views[796] Shrimps are also popular, here fishermen and buyers make deals at the fish market. Buyers may be from a restaurant, a seafood purveyor, or just people looking for something to cook and eat. by: pmok Views[561] There are all kinds of fish caught (mostly sustainable ones), not just sharks. Marlins are frequently caught and usually quite large like this. by: pmok Views[2465] My first time touching a shark, this was a beautiful black tip, a species I have dived with in Tofo. I wanted to see the teeth up close, though I much rather it was alive and me admiring it from afar. by: pmok Views[469] The fin of a hammerhead shark being cut at the fish market by: pmok Views[725]
     
    Here is the prize of the catch: its fin. by: pmok Views[564] A brutal day at the fish market, counted over 100 sharks caught, here was just a few of them, five alopias pelagicus and a carcharhinus limbatus (black tip), the latter one is the kind I swam with in Tofo. by: pmok Views[751] Poor thing had shells stuck on its carapace and even its head! by: pmok Views[737] We captured this little guy in the harbor and tagged it. by: pmok Views[1687] Baking has resumed! Still no measuring devices but a nicer oven whose gauge has the temperature indicated! My version of oatmeal raisin cookies (added apples). by: pmok Views[706]
     
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