Farewell Quito Ecuador and 8 months in South America This is one of the hardest blogs I have written. I am forced to look back. To remember both the good and the not so good — that has shaped the last 8 months in South America.After 14 months of travel, you would think I […]
We visit an orphanage in Quito Ecuador Yesterday was a special day in our hearts. One of those times you get to share something extraordinary – out of the blue. Last time we were in Quito was more than 6 months ago, and we had met Jen. She has been working for 5 years at […]
Today is a huge day, as we embark on the longest bus ride we will ever take in our travels. These past two days have been a joy as we have met a lovely Chinese guy who lives in Europe. Yesterday we have bought our tickets, and so today we now await our bus in Guayaquil. […]
We are tired from our long bus trip from Banos, and when money troubles hit today, I’m thankful for the kind person who helps us through. The night was hot and stuffy and I honestly didn’t sleep well. My son always sleeps well though, or so it seems, and that is the joy of being […]
We wake up on Easter Sunday morning in Banos as we prepare for our bus trip to Guayaquil. Easter Eggs Easter eggs are not readily sold in stores in Ecuador so ‘Easter Bunny’ has had a challenging time. Also, the fact that this single Mum has a child always present as a parent this makes […]
Today sees us on another Chivas Bus Truck as we seek some local inexpensive adventure time. We had to wait as the first one was sold out. We get collected late for this one – walking there with a guide to the Chiva. On arrival at the Chiva, 50 crazed people dash into it and they […]
Banos Ecuador Chiva Truck Bus A Chiva Truck Bus is fun – at least for a single-parent family like ours here in Banos that is. Ours had disco music and flashing lights! We met a lovely couple from Quito and they speak English – thank goodness as we had no idea what was going on. […]
Bus to Banos from Quito Ecuador – Easter It is Easter Friday and we are going to be heading off on a bus to Banos. I am up at 4:45 a.m. all thanks to people arriving and leaving all night at our hotel. But I let my son sleep in and we leave after 6:30 a.m […]
Basilica del Voto Nacional, Quito Ecuador Yesterday we went to the church of Basilica del Voto Nacional and climbed halfway up the first viewing tower. However, we had no camera with us, so we decided to come back the next day, armed with a camera – so here we are again today! It’s nice to […]
We are awoken in the night by the loudest thunder I have ever heard in my life as lightning brightly lights our room in the Amazon Jungle. There are gaps in the roof and so I can see the flashes of lightning illuminating into our dwelling place clearly and this is not how I want to […]
Again in the night here in our Cuyabeno Guacamayo Eco-Lodge, something has tried stealing our food. I had zipped it into a secure bag, but it was still ‘attacked’. My guess is a mouse, but we also had a frog visitor in the night, but then, someone suggests it is the bats? I hear it (or […]
Guacamayo Ecolodge Cuyabeno -Amazon Jungle Ecuador- Day 2 I am woken up in the middle of our Ecolodge on our first night in the Amazon Jungle. There is a noise coming from our snack bag and something is moving about in there. I have no idea what it is attacking our bag – so I drag […]
