San Antonio de Ibarra, Ibarra, Otavalo
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We had a warm goodbye with our hacienda friends and took off for another day with our guide, Andres. We headed to San Antonio de Ibarra, a sweet little town that specializes in woodworking with aLæs mere
We had a warm goodbye with our hacienda friends and took off for another day with our guide, Andres. We headed to San Antonio de Ibarra, a sweet little town that specializes in woodworking with aLæs mere
We made a quick trip to the U.S. to visit friends and family, and to greedily buy everything Amazon.com has to offer.
Highlights included reunions with besties, time with family, tons of World CupLæs mere
We had a wonderful time with family in MA. Not everyone wants to be in the blog, but Talia was thrilled to see Grammy, Papa Charles, Sidney, Evan, Uncle Jeff, Auntie Sarah, and all of the Carlsons,Læs mere
We had a great week back in Olon between our Thanksgiving trip and our b day trip to Mindo, Amazon and Cuenca. It’s finally relatively sunny!!
This week featured sun, more World Cup games (evenLæs mere
Kyla's sister, Gena, and her partner, Nancy, came to Ecuador to help celebrate Kyla's birthday--it was wonderful to see some familiar Canadian faces!
We met in Quito and headed straight to Mindo,Læs mere
Oooof. I'm not even sure how to describe our time in the Amazon--it’s otherworldly.
When we landed in the tiny airport in Coca, we were greeted by our guide and took a quick bus trip to theirLæs mere
After another long canoe ride and two short flights, we landed in Cuenca, one of our favorite spots in Ecuador. In Cuenca, we can get all of the stuff we miss in Olon—pancakes, moisturizer,Læs mere
The holiday season was wonderful in Olon, though the combo of Christmas music and palm trees was strange. It’s regularly sunny here now, and the sunset views from our apartment are…well…kindaLæs mere