5 Things I Learned In Antigua
Five things I learned on a trip to the island of Antigua: When the whole island is a cozy 12 miles across, accurate maps and road signs are not much of a priority. Great for locals, not so great for…
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Back home in Richmond
After a long day and a half of travel that took us through the markets of Otavalo, back through the beautiful mountains to Quito, through long lines and paperwork at the airport, and then to Atlanta and Dayton, Kelly and…
The Throat of Fire speaks!
We might have mentioned that Banos is located at the base of a volcano, Tungurahua (which means "throat of fire" in the local tongue). Well, literally at the moment we were pulling out of town this morning, that volcano erupted.…
Happy in Banos, Part 2
The spoiling of ourselves continues. After our "perfect day" we decided it was time to challenge ourselves a bit, so we'd signed up for a whitewater rafting tour on the nearby river Pastaza. We were a little nervous about it…
Happy in Banos, Part 1
In our last post, we were obviously a little travel weary, thus the declarations of permanent residence in Banos, Ecuador. The travel weariness has worn off, but we're still ready to declare Banos a prime destination for other reasons: it's…
Banos: we're never leaving
We are currently at the foot of an active volcano in Banos, a small town deep in the Andes that is part Santa Fe, part Boulder, and part San Luis Obispo, with an Ecuadorian twist. We're so glad to be…
The Galapagos
Hi there! We're back at our "usual" hotel in Quito, preparing for our final week in Ecuador. It's pretty wonderful to be back on land after eight days on a boat - more about that in a moment. Our time…
Lazy day on San Cristobal
Having finished our time on the motorized yacht Eric, our home for the last week, we're just laying around with the local sea lions at the beautiful waterfront park on San Cristobal Island. Our flight back to Quito departs shortly.…
Santa Cruz Island pic
Chris and Kelly with a giant Galapagos Tortoise:
The Cloud Forest
Okay, we're back in Quito for the night, let's try this blog post again. On Thursday morning we met up with Guillermo Valencia a local driver/guide recommended by our hotel. He did a great job of narrating the landscape of…