Hi to everyone!
My husband (Dave) and myself (Kathy) currently live in Crystal Beach Florida about 10 miles north of Clearwater. We are planning to move to Ecuador November 2015.
We were in Ecuador for our exploratory visit in October. After doing much reading it was great to see the country! We stayed in Montanita as it was central to go up and down the southern coast on day visits We took day trips from Salinas to Puerto Lopez. We didn't make it on the north coast - Manta to Bahia however.
Below are our requirements. Any suggestions would be much appreciated
1). On the coast in a small community that is about 20 to 30 mins away from a larger city that has amenities.
2). Maximum sun☀️.
Visiting Montanita and Olon we learned that the sun is out 6 months of the year and not 6 months. In reading about Salinas and surrounding areas there are contradictions about the amount of days of sunshine. For example, articles on Playa Casa say 340 days of sunshine. Articles on Chippe quote 3 to 4 months. Puerto Cayo simply said it was the sunniest town on the coast So we are not sure where to get "maximum sun".
3). We want to get involved in the community and perhaps open a business once we settle in somewhere.
We will be returning in September 2015 to look for a rental Since it is somewhat difficult to communicate with persons or companies before you get there, if you have any suggestions on how to make connections -let us know. We want to make the most out of our two weeks there We do hope to get some assistance from some new friends (locals) we met in Montanita for transportation and interpretation. They have lived on the coast their whole lives.
Thanks for listening and for any suggestions!!
Dave and Kathy