welcome

Guayaquil

> when i was there i stayed near the Malecon and walked around there a couple of days/evenings. Didnt do much else since i was getting my rest before the cruise too.

> for what its worth, i was looking for a DHL or similar to send some stuff home. I asked a taxi to take me to a DHL place but he said it was "dangerous" and so i took his word for it and he contacted his dispatcher to find a place close by. It wasnt a DHL, but it worked.

> you may want to figure out where you want to go and ask specific questions, not relative ones. It will prevent you from having to wade through the BS.

> Tour guides are like HOHOs to some. They love or hate or indifferent. I will use a tour guide to get me someplace i cant or where i can use as a chauffeur so i dont have to drive. Or if i want to learn something i will use a tour guide. Its really up to you. but i would figure out WHERE you want to go first and that way you will have a better idea on HOW you need to do it. You are doing a typical noobie things. Putting the cart before the horse. I find it difficult to travel that way.

statistical weather info has been around for a while. If you use travel books, it will have similar info.

here is just 1 site i like since you can see at a glance monthly for the whole year.

https://www.holiday-weather.com/guayaquil/averages/

yo8u can check the humidity on your fav site.

regarding. the clothes.

> you dont say what type of "cruise" you will do. So im just putting my experience out there - take or leave. I did my cruise in September and el Nino was in affect according to our guide.

> weather is relative. ACCLIMATATION is relative too. What you are acclimated to will be different from someone from Hawaii or Antartica or someplace in Oregon. I hope you know what temperature it is when you grab for that jacket or sweatshirt or shorts? Look at the statistical weather and go from there. If you want and can wait, wait before you leave to look at the forecasted weather and pack just before your flight there and then pack accordingly.

> keep in mind, they do have shops/stores and things like clothes down there if you forget or pack wrong. And you may want to pickup a cool Galapagos t-shirt or sweatshirt, or jacket.

> will you melt if you get wet? There are rain shells that pack/stow into their own pocket and dont take up much room.

> the cruise i went on was active most of the day. So the day went something like this.

- wakeup, eat something then snorkel or walk. Come back for lunch and then do the opposite. come back for dinner. then do a preview of the next day. it was seldom we did snorkel in the morning and afternoon.

- most of the time the boat was moving between ports/anchorage at night or after dinner. Sometimes we moved after/during lunch, but that was rare.

- there were few people if any doing anything at night other than sleeping and resting up for the next day. You can do as you please within reason too. No travel police on the ship.

> packing light is a good thing.

good luck

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