Hola amigos! Lo siento for our tardiness. I am catching up with two posts – this one detailing our second half adventure in Ecuador, followed by thought process as it stands for our ongoing adventures. A week after our last post we decided we had had an awesome experience living five weeks in Cuenca and …
Ahhhh – mañana lifestyle, weekly blog turns into semi-monthly blog. Cannot believe it has only been four weeks, feels like we have been here for a long time. Ecuador has the highlands (8,000+ feet), the midlands (4,000 feet), the coast, and the Oriente (Ecuadorian Amazon). Having spent two weeks in Cuenca highlands we ventured into …
Everything is exotic when visiting any region for the first time, as one absorbs the best it has to offer. We are thoroughly enjoying the weather, the city life, restaurants, churches, museums, the rivers, walks around the city and parks, and a lot more. The city is very clean, very easy to get around, lots …
Departure Day Thoughts! Sunrise. Boarded the plane with butterflies in my belly! There is definite excitement plus a strange homesickness. Not really homesick but thoughts of the boys and family, our friends and the wonderful close sense of community within our condo complex, all jumbled into this giant, heavy emotion. Nothing is constant, whether we …
We flew from LA through Miami to Quito, capital of Ecuador. Overnight stay and then a short flight next day to Cuenca. We rented a small apartment right in center of Cuenca. Our hosts, a couple from NC, even came to pick us up from the airport. Cuenca is a beautiful city at 8,000 feet …
On approach to our next phase in our life lots of thoughts were running through our minds. Should we stop full time work? What will we do to enhance our life? How can we slow down and relax? Can we take care of ourselves financially without work? How to fully enjoy the healthy next few …