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As they say, you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. The people of Ecuador don’t need to worry…their first impression is amazing. We arrived in Quito after a short stopover in San Salvador. It was midnight when the plane arrived but our taxi was waiting for us. Due to a slight … Continue reading »

We have been hearing about the snow and nasty weather all across Canada so I’m almost reluctant to say how beautiful it is in Ecuador. Every day, the sun shines throughout the morning before clouds move down from the mountains in the afternoon. This is the rainy season which keeps everything so green and lush. … Continue reading »

This is a short mid-week blog because we will be out of touch with the technological world for several days. We are all excited about traveling into the Amazon – something we only dreamed about until now. We have done a lot of hiking in Ecuador and are often tired by the end of the … Continue reading »

We have just returned to Mindo from an amazing 7 day excursion. It is impossible to capture on film what we saw with our eyes and even more difficult to describe in words. …but let me try. First, Ecuador is filled with active volcanoes and mountain peaks rising into the sky. Unlike the Rockies, you … Continue reading »

We are back home now and watching the snow come down. I already miss the sounds of Mindo which woke us up each day. Ecuadorians rise early, roosters would crow from the yards behind us, dogs were always barking in the streets, music would blare from the tubing operators around the corner, and children would … Continue reading »

When Marilyn and I decided to take a road trip there were a few choices. In the end, we decided to drive to New Orleans with numerous stops in between.  On Monday May 31, 2016, we headed to the US via Buffalo – our first stop The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. … Continue reading »

I wouldn’t normally be so pessimistic as to call August 27th the end of summer but it is darn cold out and the dock in Hawkestone is empty. School has also started for Marilyn and I’m back at teaching. It does seem like ‘summer’ is over. We had an amazing summer with lots of travel, … Continue reading »

We arrived back from Japan and both Marilyn and I experienced some serious jet lag after being up for more that 24 hours straight. We should have been eager to go right to bed but our bodies kept saying it was only mid afternoon. As a result we stayed up through most of the next … Continue reading »

We arrived in Japan on Thursday, July 17 to discover just how hot it gets in Japan in the summer. The temperature was over 30C and a few days later it got as high as 37C. Fortunately, Sean had some good plans in place to help us deal with the heat. After our first night … Continue reading »

We’ve had one heck of a lot of snow and cold weather in Hawkestone this year so when the opportunity came to head south I took it. Paul’s brother Peter has been staying in an apartment in Juan Dolios for most of the winter and Paul decided to visit for two weeks. I was only … Continue reading »