We are heading off for an 8-day cruise on a luxury yacht. We may not have internet connection so may not be posting for a while. We’ll be sure to tell you all about our voyage when we’re online again.… [Read more]
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Friday, October 21st, 2011 / christina
Category: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, South America
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Friday, October 21st, 2011 / christina
The Galapagos Islands welcomed us with sunny blue skies and warm temperatures on Tuesday afternoon. The easy two hour flight was followed by a tedious and inefficient debarkation process that took almost as long as the flight!… [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, South America
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 / christina
Yesterday afternoon, we stumbled upon La Ciudad Blanca (the White City) located at the foot of Cerro del Carmen. Our discovery began when we observed a funeral procession leaving a church. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Monday, October 17th, 2011 / christina
Guayaquil (pronounced why-a-keel) is the largest and most populated city in Ecuador with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on the western bank of the Guayas River which flows into the Pacific Ocean. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Friday, October 14th, 2011 / christina
It’s hot, hot, hot and sunny – perfect beach weather. Too bad we’re not at the beach! We are now in Guayaquil with a few days to kill before we catch our flight to the Galapagos on Tuesday. The last few days did not go exactly as planned, but I guess that is bound to happen now and then. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 / christina
Yesterday was a “chill” day. We slept in, had a leisurely breakfast in town, did some writing, photography, and generally just goofed off. Our hostel is a beautiful place to just kick back and relax. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 / christina
Under a blanket of heavy, low clouds, we headed out to Los Frailes beach by taxi on Monday morning, with our diving friends, Eduardo and Paola. When we arrived at 10:00 in the morning, we had the entire beach to ourselves. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 / christina
On Sunday, Chris and I went on a diving excursion to Isla de la Plata, also known as “Poor Man’s Galapagos”. This was the primary reason why we came to Puerto Lopez. We wanted to get a couple of dives under our belt before we went to the Galapagos. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Saturday, October 08th, 2011 / christina
It seems that over the past month, we have unwittingly managed to sink deeper and deeper into the grunge and dirt of Ecuador. This is the dry season along the coast and as a result, everything – plants, trees, roads, houses – is covered with a thick layer of dust and dirt. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Saturday, October 01st, 2011 / christina
Today we are off to Andy and Leo’s place for the next week. We met them last night and popped over to there house for a few moments before going out for dinner with them. They don’t have internet access at their house, so we will be off line for the next week. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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