This paper was supposed to be about something that was really hard that we accomplished. For me, what I think about was last year when I hiked Cotopaxi. If you don’t know what this is, Cotopaxi is the second tallest volcano in Ecuador and has a glacier at the top. When I was in Ecuador […]
In the morning, the owners were gracious to make our breakfast earlier than the usual hour. We had fresh baked bread, delicious fried egg and hash browns, marmalade, honey, granola and fruit. Our new driver, Ivan, picked us up from the hotel and shuttled us over for our first big adventure of the day…tubing. […]
We woke up early and had breakfast in the hotel: fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, cheese, chocolate crepes, rolls with butter and rich honey. Jose, our driver, picked us up at 8 am and off we headed to Mindo. On our way to Mindo, we stopped at Pululahua. This is a crater inside a volcano […]
The cement wall and gate surrounding Rincon de Puembo hid the treasures of what lay beyond. Once inside, we found beautiful grounds, a swimming pool, several courtyards, gorgeous local flora and many small buildings that made up the hotel grounds. Our accommodations were similar to a condo. We had two floors and a balcony. Bill […]
South of the border is where we were headed today. Our trip began with a drive to Nashville, Tennessee and a flight to Atlanta, Georgia. We took a slight detour from the domestic terminal to the passport offices where we completed the application for Global Entry. After Walker breezed through TSA, he sneaked off and […]