Mindo: Our Last Day in Ecuador

On our last full day in Ecuador. We took the 25 cent bus to the Secret Garden Hostel which has special prices with approved taxis for a private tour to Mindo.  The town of Mindo is a couple hours north of Quito and in a cloud forest. The countryside was very very lush and green. Closer to Mindo, the road became very snakelike as we drove up and down …

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The La Mariscal Area of Quito

Our Airbnb apartment is on the 18th floor with great views of the city. It was cool and grey this morning when we got up. We were missing Galápagos so we hit the streets looking for boobies….this was all we found. We are very close to Plaza Foch which is the heart of the party area in La Mariscal.  After a huge breakfast at Juan Valdez Cafe we went …

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From Galápagos to Quito

John checked the time when the rooster started crowing…4:15am. Others soon chimed in and in the distance I could hear the sea lions playing back up. Today is a travel day as we head back to Quito. Packing up to leave is not my favourite part of a trip. We left our luggage behind the front desk of Casa de Jiemy and headed to breakfast. Casa de Jiemy was …

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Our Last Full Day in Galápagos

Our last full day in the Galápagos. Last night John said I was moaning and yelling in my sleep. I had a nightmare that I was being attacked by boobies. John says he would welcome such dreams. After checking on our friends at the sea lion beach, we headed to our favourite “atmosphere” breakfast restaurant.  We noticed one huge sea lion had spread himself across the threshold to the …

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