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23 décembre 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 0 °CBeaches, mountains, llamas, colonial cities, volcanos and hopefully new friends
Beaches, mountains, llamas, colonial cities, volcanos and hopefully new friends
Nothing like a 14 hour travel day to suck out the excitement of a new adventure. Doesn't help that i was out the night before until midnight for a friend's birthday and still hadn't packed yet when iEn savoir plus
Today i went full tourist. My lonely planet book had a self guided walking tour route, so i followed to a 't' all through quito's gorgeous old town snapping pictures with map always in hand.
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Today i decided to get out of the bustle of Quito and check out Mindo, which is in the middle of a jungle / rain forest. Getting there is a bit of a pain, so i opted to get a 3 hour Uber there forEn savoir plus
Edgar picked me up a bit after 8am to bring me to the airport. While saying good bye, he made it very clear to contact him for *anything* if i run into problems on the rest of my trip and passed onEn savoir plus
The temperatures here are ridiculous. 35C at 9am.. and rising fast! Decided a beach day was in order and headed to the closest beach about an hour away to a verrrrry aptly named town called "playas"En savoir plus
Decided to rent a car and cruise through all the western coastal towns to montanita. Far more expensive but the flexibility was very appealing. I was told there are so many awesome beach towns, i feltEn savoir plus
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Okay I'm being dramatic but lets just say my first crack at surfing was amazing.
My teacher is a ridiculously fit guy and i can see why. All my upperEn savoir plus
Lets start with last night. I *wanted* to sleep, but there was a loud private party of 10 at the establishment next door, so I figured it made more sense to check out montanita's nightlife than beEn savoir plus
Last night i went back to the place with the pool table and played against a bunch of locals for hours, including David who i hung out on the beach with the night before and also became buddies withEn savoir plus
Voyageur Sean, I decided that I am going to live vicariously through you!😘
Voyageur Happy birthday Sean
Sean Plamondon Thanks!!