Rancherita - Claudia Cavazos

Early retirement here I go! I finally quit my job after 5 1/2 years of service at a cancer hospital. Eh, the corporate world wasn't my thing. My dream is to travel all of South America. Lima here I go. January 17th is ship out date for me.

Look out world, travel nutso coming through.

Pura Vida.

"In twenty years from now your regrets will be more for the things you left to do than for the ones you did.
So forget about the limits.
Sail away from the safe harbour.
Take advantage of the wind in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twight

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By Rancherita
November 4th 2009

Machachi Ecuador South America

The days, the months have surely flown by...as I grip the seat of my pantalones, memories flash and I´m left with a smile on my face. Not all is good, not all is bad..just simply living...with everday routines, to having days of excitement, to boring days, I still brush my teeth everyday like back home, I still eat my cookies, but maybe I do it all in a diff setting each time. My days are not always full of excitement...as you probably would think...and not always are my beds that comfortable...some are saggy beds, some are hard as a board, [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
October 21st 2009

Boat info from Colombia to Panama needed South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

si, po

Um, hi mom and dad, dont freak out but I need to go by boat from Colombia to Panama : P need to get to costa rica... Hmm...so does anyone know how to go by boat from Colombia to Panama the ¨Cheap way¨, ie no sail boats please?? Any info would help. Pura Vida... [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
October 13th 2009

Pantanal Brazil South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

macaw

So, I haven´t been updating this thing and I had forgotten about my visit to the Pantanal Brazil...so here goes a blurb on that. I had been on the road by myself for a while..meaning I had left behin Kat back in El Calafate Argentina...I went back to South Chile...got sick...got better...hung out with Piero and his family for a while....flew back up to Santiago CHile...visited Adrian´s Parents..then meanered my way from West ARgentina (Mendoza) all the way to Buenos Aires..where I ended up being suckered into staying for a month...After that month Kat and I decided to meet up [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
October 11th 2009

Galpagos pictures numero DOS XX South America

lucky

I just read several posts on my sisters facebook and damn she is freaking hilarious...my seester, I wish I were freaking funny like you...you crack me up...I miss you. Here are more pictures from my galapagos visita.... [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
October 11th 2009

Torn pants South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

si!

Well, the pants that I thought would hold up for a year of everyday usage finally succumbed to falling apart. About two days ago, I noticed my first whole...just near my crotch..great. Ill try to mend them , lets see if a lil stitching can hold them up for a lil while more. I´m here in Mindo, Ecuador, taking it easy while the birders head out looking for their lil precious creatures. The last two days, I have woken up at around 9ish, go grab breakfast and then come and plop my behind in front of the computer...hey, i´m on [View Full Entry]

Galapagos seeing the frigate birds getting rid of the salt water off their wings

By Rancherita
October 10th 2009

Galapagos pictures once again South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

GIante tortoise

ok, so this didnt work last time...ill try once again..im telling you though, internet connection sucks around these parts... So I thionk it worked this time. Well, as an update the runms have finally cleared...yay me. I have been trying to take it easy but traveling with two avid birders is not an easy thing..I really don´t like waking up early and for birding one needs to wake up at insame hours like 4:30am...shish, I never even woke up that early for work! But hey, I guess all in the name of seeing cool places and cool birds, why the heck [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
October 8th 2009

Galapagos pictures South America

Lets see if this internet connection is fast to upload some of my pictures. Keeping fingers crossed.... [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
October 6th 2009

Running from the runs South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

jump

Eh, my stomach is no bueno. But I guess this is not the way to start a blog. So let´s see...I haven´t written in ages. Soo sooo sorry, mom and dad. Where was I, the last time I wrote something I think I was in Bolivia writing about Brazil. Now im in Ecuador writting about Ecuador. The first two weeks I spent looking at the marvels of the galapagos islands and let me tell you they are freaking amazing. With Endemic birds fluttering around, landing on you if you have food and giant tortoises lounging lazily taking in the hot [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
August 20th 2009

Bonito Brazil South America

Bonito Hi Hostal
Brazil

We arrived in Brazil Bonito by night..took a mini van from the small bus station and we did not know what was awaiting us at the HI HOSTAl....PARADISE...but we didn´t know it because we arrived by night. In the day time, I saw my Lil heaven. Hundreds of parrots flying in the sky, noisly going about there way...blue birds frolicking in the trees of our back yard, yellow birds, all kinds of birds chirping away...hammocks in the courtyard under a thaged roof, swimming pool becking your call, and the hot sun smiling at you, inviting you to visit BONITO. Indeed [View Full Entry]

By Rancherita
August 20th 2009

Puerto Iguazu, Argentina South America

Iguazu Falls

Was lovely but it really made Niagra look like a tear drop. We spent an entire day at the Argentinian side of the falls, because it was the ¨adventurous¨ side. Our morning (Rachel from the states, kat and I ), started off by hiking the Macaco trail. Thanks to me, everyone had to go here first because i was gone-ho about seeing birds. It turned out great. The others walked in front of me while I steadfastly listened to every sound crippling in the ¨jungle¨. New birds sprang up...fluttering about, catching their daily meal. Not knowing what each birds name [View Full Entry]

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