PDX snow started melting this afternoon, but will surely freeze overnight. I'd rather have a foot of snow than 1/2 inch of refrozen slush. 5:41 PM Dec 18th from web |
Ecuador pics finally up on Facebook. 5 sets, broken into different regions/parts of the trip. 10:08 PM Dec 17th from web |
One thing i hate about traveling abroad is running into the inevitable ugly americans. 12:41 PM Dec 12th from txt |
Jackie, bring lots of USD ones and fives for ecuador. Ones are hard to get here. twenties are almost useless. No one has much change. 9:39 AM Dec 7th from txt |
Giant tortoises are indeed giant. So is their poop. Whole fields of tortoise poop on santa cruz island. 11:59 AM Dec 4th from txt |
Snorkeled with sharks ans saw a big one , 6ft , from boat. No good shark pictures yet. Four more days in the galapogas to go. 7:32 PM Dec 3rd from txt |
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Mobile service 600 miles from the mainland. Incredible snorkeling with sea turtles yesterday. Hoping to find sharks today. 7:29 PM Dec 3rd from txt |
turtles yesterday. sharks today. didn't get a picture of sharks though. 9:52 AM Dec 3rd from web |
sa penguins, blue footed boobies, swam with a turtle and a sea lion. new camera seems to be waterproof as promised. 12:15 PM Dec 2nd from web |
getting ready to go snorkeling.hoping to see hammerheads, penguins seals and much more. 2nd day in the Galapogas Islands. 4:43 AM Dec 2nd from web |
my first south american football match. Barcelona v Marcas. Could have been important but Quito clinched la Liga earlier in the day. 3:46 PM Nov 30th from web |
Hola. ?Como esta? El viajo pasa bien. Llegamos a guayaquil este tarde. Estamos en guayaquil por tres dias. 11:21 AM Nov 28th from txt |
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Saw Andean condors today. One was close enough to see the markings and really get a feel for the huge wingspan. 12:20 PM Nov 26th from txt |
Drove over a pass in the andes today. Almost 14k feet. On the amazon side now. Tonight at thermal baths. Resting up for volcano climbing. 4:23 PM Nov 25th from txt |
Not sure where we are but movistar has great coverage here. Staying in 300 year old hacienda near otavalo. Beautiful grounds with llamas ... 3:47 PM Nov 24th from txt |
Hiking around quicocha. Much like crater lake. Walls of mist obscuring the scenery. Were told to look for condors but havent seen any. 1:32 PM Nov 24th from txt |
Taking bus to more market towns. Weather pretty wet for first time. In general weather in the foothills, 10000ft foothills, has been good. 4:23 AM Nov 24th from txt |