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South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo October 11th 2009

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 holiday...I need a lil break from the cute lil birdies. ´Hmm...it´s kinda of funny being with two bird nerds because MINDO, which is supposed to be prime spot for birding, has now turned into a ... read more
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Galapagos seeing the frigate birds getting rid of the salt water off their wings

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo October 10th 2009

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 not? Hmm..other tahn birding...we´ve been traveling off the beaten track here in Ecuador...the crappiest place we stayed in was in an obscure ¨hostal¨ in VIOLADID...close to the border of Peru...we arrived late to the small ... read more
Santa Cruz island
mickey mouse cactus ears
hiking in media luna

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo October 1st 2009

Salut salut! nous avons passe une de ces semaines! Tout d'abord, notre escapade a Mindo fut une grande surprise... nous etions dans une petite ville sympatique, tres securitaire, au beau milieu de la foret tropicale. A 1200m, ca faisait changement de Quito, 2800m, quasi-desertique. Le jour de notre arrive, nous nous sommes baignes dans une riviere ou on pouvait glisser (ouille, j'ai fallit y laisser ma peau...) et sauter des falaises (nous avons laisse faire, apres la glissade, nous avons realise que ce n'etait pas profond, environ 2m). Le lendemain, nous nous sommes leves vers 5h30 pour se promener dans la foret. Nous avions vu de ces oiseaux magnifiques! C'est vraiment fou comment il y a de la biodiversite ici... les arbres, les plantes, les animaux, les insectes. Apres, nous avons visite une ferme de papillon ... read more
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South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo October 1st 2009

So I left off when we went to sleep in Mindo. Wehen I woke up I was covered in bites and mum had hardly slept at all Luckily the very nice lady who actually owned the land {broche turned out to be the housekeeper) turned up and gave me some natural ccream for them and then we walked round her garden being shown tropical plants etc,, rather nice really. We made it down to the river and mum was excited about the bamboo. After that it was time to go to the zip lines. This incvolved an overpriced ride from Broches friend in the Tuk tuk on a stony road NOT comfy! When we got there it was an absolutely beautiful day. Mum was nervous but went first with the guide. Then followed about 2 hours ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo September 9th 2009

Ahhh...beautiful Mindo....2 hours north of Quito..... * a small town of 2000 - we arrived to a religious festival celebrating their patron saint San Vincente, which included races for kids climbing slippery lamp posts and a strongman competition in the middle of street! * fantastic tour company called Birds of Paradise who made us feel right at home * our cabana/hostel was in an orchid garden with hummingbirds who buzzzed and zipped to and from their feeders as we ate breakfast...super cute * Ziplining across the hilltops - 13 lines of fun in the sky! * Walked to a waterfall and discovered a concrete waterslide in the middle of the bush.....a speedy flying leap into the river! Skanky played action man jumping off waterfalls and flying through the air! Photos should help paint a better picture... ... read more
tarn enjoys travelling "superman" style
skanky finds his own "style" a bit closer to the ground
hanging out on some of the 3.5kms of zipline

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo July 12th 2009

Off to Mindo this morning although it took a surprising amount of time to even get there. I knew the bus terminal had moved but unfortunately not to where it had moved. Although I visited Mindo last year that was on the return trip from the beach and I actually asked to be dropped randomly in the north of Quito close to my hostel so I didn't go to the terminal. Fortunately our taxi driver was slightly more knowledgeable that me and not only dropped us at the correct place but offered to wait until we had found a bus leaving soon, if not he was going to take us up to the main road out of Quito where the Mindo buses pass by. Very nice taxi driver for the first time ever in South America! ... read more
Recently-hatched owl-eyed butterfly
Butterfly wing
Butterfly on flower

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo December 9th 2008

Well, the little town of Mindo and the project in which I worked there.... read more
Schmetteling im Projekt
Die Aussentoilette
Der Haus-Tukan

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo October 29th 2008

Na een reisdag van 11 uur aangekomen in Mindo,een birdwatchers paradise.Zondag vertrokken uit Otavalo naar Cotacachi,het schoonste stadje van Ecuador.Een klein stadje met tientalle leerarteliers en winkels,helaas zit onze backpack al helemaal vol,maar goed ook. Gisteren een hike gemaakt van 5 uur door het nevelwoud,en waar Tienco een canopytour heeft gedaan. Aan een staalkabel roetsen door de toppen van de bomen,op 150 meter hoogte boven de vallei. Vanochtend heel vroeg opgestaan voor birdwacthing,maar door de regen weer snel terug naar hostal en weer onder de dekens gekropen.Zodadelijk gaan we een orchideeentuin bezoeken. Wij groeten een ieder vanuit het verre Ecuador.... read more
Tienco bijna in de wolken
Mainstreet Mindo

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo October 9th 2008

WHOOO! I'm back baby! Been a little while since I've written, sometimes I feel like I'm not that journaly inclined. So, though it was a long time ago, I'll pick up on the Mindo story (by the way, just a thought, I think the best places in Ecuador are places with lots of cows, very tranquil). Anyways, I got the name of the hostal way wrong, it's on Danny's (our guide) shirt in the pictures, can't remember the name though. To describe Mindo, it's basically got one main drag, which has lots of advertisements for crazy adventures, but as you keep walking down it there are lots of little restaurants and cafes, very calm. The had a little park too (I remember an Ecuadorean attempt at a recycling trashcan, but it was overflowing with crap). Our ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo September 29th 2008

i hate computers!!! just so you know there are photos of me cable zip lining and lots of lovely butterflies but i have to change internet cafes each time i want to put diff photos on and its v boring so i would rather go and play with the traffic than do this any more! wait til i get home to see them. ... read more




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