Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
September 20, 2010
Day 2.2: I'm Riiiiiiiding In The Rain
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Each day we ride, Gaspar and Tostado lead the way. Then myself, mum, and Anna fall in line behind. Bringing up the rear is Christian, a ch...
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September 19, 2010
Day 2.1: Hacienda Pinsaqui. And Horses!
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Otavalo market was a lesson in variety. I saw one wizened woman crouched in a doorway, proferring a live guinea pig (they are a staple meat...
September 17, 2010
Day 2: The Faces of Otavalo
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The Otavalo market is the largest in South America and it's where we ended up after about two hours of driving north of Quito on Saturda...
September 13, 2010
Day 1: Arrival!
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*cue dramatic opening music* We left Miami about half past four on Friday the 3rd and hopped across the gulf and the isthmus of Panama to ...
September 12, 2010
The Big Tease
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I am home! I have not seen Solo yet, sigh. But reports note that he is fine, if a bit sad. I have downloaded the pictures from the past n...
September 11, 2010
Time´s Up Already ¨´imagine question mark here because I can´t find one on this keyboard´´
We are back in Quito. I am itching to run down the street & go find the horses again. The riding was beyond incredible. There are man...
September 5, 2010
I Am In A Parallel Universe
And in said universe, I am typing on a Spanish keyboard, so forgive me in advance for strange characters & typos, should they appear. ...
September 1, 2010
Run Away, Run Away!
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It's T-36 hours-ish until Ecuador Adventure 2010 begins! Which means Flying Solo will be, uh, not so flying for a whole week. I c...
August 31, 2010
A Peaceful Mountain Weekend. Now With Less Peace.
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We had a lovely evening Friday. Camp was set up along the edge of National Forest, burgers were grilled, horses settled in their pens, and ...