Category: Travel

  • 7 Days in the Galapagos Islands

    7 Days in the Galapagos Islands

    If we wrote about everything new and interesting that we saw and did, this post would become a small book. As it is, this blog post is probably more than you want to read. If so, just look at the pictures, just like a National Geographic Magazine. The Galapagos Islands has a relatively short history…

  • More Ecuador: Baños and Cotopaxi

    More Ecuador: Baños and Cotopaxi

    Baños (de Agua Santa) From the Quitoloa area, we drove about 3 hours and descended about 6000 feet to get to the charming town of Baños, south of Quito.  The town is in a valley adjacent to a steep mountainside, a waterfall and lots of thermal baths.  (Hence the name Baños), There are nearby inactive…

  • On the Ecuadorian Equator

    On the Ecuadorian Equator

    Exploring the Ecudorian Andes is proving to be a rewarding experience. We may be on the equator, but the elevation means cool days and cold nights.