Ecuador

I met my fellow Amazon travelers before heading out on our afternoon excursion, a hike through the jungle.  I dressed in my jeans which were tucked into my knee-high rubber boots.  I slathered on the bug juice and grabbed two bottles of water. In addition to our guide, Daniela, we had a local jungle expert, […]

I arrived back to Quito late Monday night.  It felt good to be back, like it feels when you’ve been away from home for a while and you’re glad to be back to something familiar.  While Quito isn’t home, I was glad to be back to my life.  It’s a wandering life and Quito is […]

Well, it’s been almost nine weeks total on the road and the end of my three weeks here in Quito.  In some ways this stay has been almost as laid back as BA was.  In other ways, I’ve done a lot and will be back in a week and a half to conquer the rest […]

I arrived in Quito a little after noon on Sunday the 29th of April.  My bag came promptly off the belt, I cleared customs and met my transfer to my apartment.  The ride was fairly short, about 20 minutes through town. The airport is located in the middle of the city, sort of like San […]