Friday, June 23rd, Zodiacs, Cows, and Fishing Yachts After supper at the airport hotel and a good night’s sleep, at last it was time to set off for Galapagos. After landing at the airport, we took a 5 minute ride to the pier. Our guide Enrique met us there and...
Thursday, June 22nd, Never Hunt Innocent Life At my several rests on the daunting climb and decline, Carlos was trying to make calls to various mechanics. He was justifiably distressed to be told that repairs to his car would cost $10,000. How did I guess that he was...
Thursday June 22nd, Rocks in my shoes A 6:30 breakfast to get to the train ride that wasn’t to be. We took a taxi to the sunny, shiny, bright, immaculate train station, and found not a soul there in either direction. After we had sat for a bit, a woman came along and...
Wednesday, June 21st. Walking, eating, sightseeing, and eating again. Matthew and I had a few days to explore Quito. The first day we walked to the Old City, in the center of which is La Plaza de la Independencia. It was a good hour-long walk on the many hills, both...
Tuesday, June 20th, Orchid Orchestra Botanical Gardens of Quito The light of day had broken through the rain and fog by the time we were ready to leave the Guayasamin Museum. Jennifer had to go back to the hotel to catch her shuttle to the airport. Melissa split off...
Tuesday, June 20th, Museo Guayasamin Michael was going out with a few of the group members that weren’t leaving until later that day. Chelsea, who wasn’t with us, had recommended the Museo Guayasamin. Our group included Michael himself, Katie, Connor, Melissa,...