Monthly Archives: October 2016

Galapagos Islands ~ From disillusion to wonderment all in a single day

Wednesday, October 26th ~ Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Day 1 – Getting off of the airplane I was already wondering where I was and what had happened. This surely was not the Island paradise I had envisioned. In fact far from … Continue reading

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Guayaquil, Ecuador ~ City tour

Tuesday, October 25th ~ Guayaquil, Ecuador Our Gate 1 tour officially begins today. For this portion there are just the four of us, Tim and I, Rica and her husband Fred. Our local guide, Fernando, picks us up at the … Continue reading

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Guayaquil Ecuador ~ First Impressions

Sunday October 23rd ~ Guayaquil, Ecuador Everything worked the way it was supposed to yesterday, flights mostly on time and smooth with little turbulence, no problems with short connection time in Panama City, quick-moving lines in the Customs hall upon … Continue reading

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Ecuador Is Right Around The Corner

October 18th ~ Southern California Sunshine is streaming through the windows here in our mountain hideaway. After being back in Southern California for two months, I’m becoming more and more acclimated to being sedentary. As much as I used to … Continue reading

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Project Linus ~ A Gift to be Treasured

October, 2016 Have you heard about Project Linus? About a year ago, my friend Wendy introduced me to this loving project that was inspired by an article in Parade Magazine back in 1995, about Laura, a petite three-year old girl … Continue reading

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