Roy and I are definitely bringing smiles to the faces of the
Ecuador people. However, usually it’s while they are laughing at us. Needless to say, today was no exception.
After going to a local market for some fresh produce and seafood we boarded our
bus back to our little seaside home. While waiting for the bus to depart a
young man got on the bus and started to meow! That's right meow over and over
like a cat as he went up and down the aisle of the bus. Since the bus fee is
predicated by your destination, Roy got his $1.00 out to pay for our customary
ride from the market. For some reason Roy thought that the meow' was the guy
that collects the money on the bus, so he started to tell him we wanted to go to
Playa Azul. Roy handed him the $1.00 and then the fun began. The boy signaled
2, Roy said 2 for bus, the boy said meow meow, Roy said huh? The boy held up
one finger and said meow. Roy said two,
the boy held up two fingers and said meow meow and then he took Roy’s $1.
Everyone was listening and they all started to laugh on the bus. The boy then
got off the bus and came back on with two ice cream cones and a big smile. He
handed us the ice cream and said meow meow! Everyone on the bus laughed and
clapped. Apparently, the boy had a cart outside the bus, and he was the ice cream
man!!! He meowed to let everyone know he was selling ice cream! OMG you
probably had to be there, but we were both laughing so hard that tears were
rolling down our faces and a few faces around us. Meow meow sure can bring a
smile to your face in more ways than one!
