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Viva Ecuador!
Sunday, October 24, 2015 The creek that connects our home, Yarina Lodge, with the Napo River is barely wide enough for canoes two seats wide. But it contains three species of piraña, electric eels,...
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Raised by Sea Lions on Espagnola
Now it can be told: I was raised by sea lions. Or at least it felt that way yesterday at Gardner Bay beach on Espagnola in the Galapagos. I sat for about 40 minutes with nine sea lions napping in the...
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Gallapagos Gallery
Taken by Deb at Punta Cormorant on the island of Floreana on October 29, 2015. On a rainy afternoon here in Mindo, I am catching up with some favorite photos taken during our visit last week to the...
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Morning Notes from Mindo
We leave Mindo today for Otavalo after three days of leisurely exploration. I left a rave review of our home here (in photo above), Sisakuna Lodge, at TripAdvisor. It is a collection of five...
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The Master Weaver’s Tale
Miguel Andrango outside his home workshop in Otavalo, Ecuador We visited the home and workshop of Miguel Andrango, 81, described as Ecuador’s master weaver, on Monday November 9, 2015. Senor Andrango...
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Hats Off to Cuenca
Efrain, my Panama hat salesman, and me. Photo by Lenny Charnoff. I had not planned to buy one of the Panama hats that are everywhere in Ecuador. My classic Tilly canvas hat is more sensible for travel,...
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All Aboard Tren Crucero
Yesterday at the Duran station outside Guayaquil we boarded a bright red train pulled by a steam engine, the beginning of a four-day exploration of Ecuador via Tren Crucero. Darlene, Deb and I were...
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Zee Devil´s Nose
Our stop before ascending the nose-shaped mountain in the background. I love it when something exceeds expectations, especially ones that result from lots of hype. That was the case yesterday with a...
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Train, Interrupted
Quito in Blue The Tren Crucero tour was three nights and four days of travel, but we decided to skip the fourth day yesterday. Instead, we stayed in Quito, switching from the big, impressive Hotel...
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