First off, some admistrivia: I find the largest amount of time creating these blogs is organizing and uploading the photos. I have been posting all my pictures to Flickr , so I will discontinue posting pics here and direct you to Flickr to see them. I have arranged Flickr into an overall trip, with sub-folders with specific geographic areas. When you get to my Flickr site, click on the tile of photos on the right side of the screen "Canada to Agentina by Motorcycle", then drill down from there. Again, my Flickr site.. I left off my last blog as we reunited with the coast at Playa Azul. We had descended from the int... read more

We finished off our exploration of the Baja in Santa Rosalia, where we would catch the ferry over to Guaymas on the mainland. we picked what was probably the nicest hotel in town, el Hotel del Morro. it was just south of town on a cliff overlooking the ocean. all the rooms had a private patio overlooking the ocean, and secured by iron bars to keep out thieves I guess. We discovered that it also keeps guests in... The hotel had a wireless internet connection, and I found that the signal was weak inside the room, but was usable on the patio. I sat down outside with my laptop and was uploading some pictures to Flickr when Bruce joined me. He closed the sliding door behind him as the air conditioning was on. A short time ... read more

I've been on the road for three weeks now, I guess it is about time I posted a blog. Up until I left Canada last Thursday, the trip didn't seem worthy of a blog entry - I was in very familiar territory and didn't really have much to say. Perhaps I will start off with a recap of what got me to this point. The idea for this trip had its origins some time in the fall of 2006. My wife Joan had been diagnosed with a recurrence of her ovarian cancer in August, and it wasn't looking good. The doctors danced around the reality of the situation: that the first round of chemo was basically ineffective. Nobody said it was just a matter of time, but the way they talked - words like “secondary treatment”, ... read more

He conocido muchas personas amistoso en Ecuador, y quiero rendir homenaje a ellos con este blog. Juan Guerrero, mi profesor de Espanol en Otavalo: Juan es un profesor con mucha paciencia, y reconoce con facilidad las necesidades de sus estudiantes. El reconoció que había problemas, y su enseñanza ajustada a darme más práctica. Juan también tiene un gran sentido del humor y me gusta pasar tiempo con él. La familia Davalos: Cuando me puse en contacto con el Club de Planeadores Ecuador, Remy Dávalos me llamó a mí se inició con el club. Remy y su familia me adoptó y se aseguró que estaba bien cuidado, que me recogió de mi hotel todos los fines de semana, y me llevó al aeropuerto para volar. La esposa de Remy, Mónica, preparó muchas comidas por nosotros al aeropuerto. ... read more

This blog is just a mix of thoughts that I have compiled while staying here. Just some small observations about life here and in Ecuador in general. Perhaps it is representative of life in general outside of Canada, I don't know, I really don't have a lot of world experience to draw upon. Dogs. My hat goes off to the dog food manufacturers in North America, they must be making billions. I see the advertisements on TV all the time. I don't know anyone at home who doesn't feed their pet dog some kind of special mix dog food based on some thoughtful, (but probably based on advice from the manufacturers) analysis of their dog's needs. Here in Otavalo, there are dogs everywhere. Running free in the streets, in people's yards, in packs out in the ... read more