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great!
cool video! ha!

Hey No Fair
I want to go to Iceland!! How can you go from Ecuador to Iceland and not expect us mountain lovers to be jealous? *sigh. Love the photos!!

quito tambien
Just arrived in beautiful Quito today on the red eye from LA. Thanks for the tips on early morning bargains. Invaluable. My apt in the Mariscal is adequate except for the nearby Amazonas Boulevard is torn up, traffic blocked, and the city water cut off to the Mariscal. This means no shower for now. When you bussed it to Oltavalo, which beach did you come from? What will you do in Quito?

Hi
Gorgeous photos as usual! Glad to see you´re having a great time. :)

Colombia not that different from Ecuador?
It pleases me to hear of people traveling to Colombia despite the bad reputation the media portrays. I lived in Cali years ago and I must say the city has sadly changed from what it traditionally represented, festive atmosphere and civic minded residents. Now I have never been to our beautiful neighbor’s land, Ecuador, but it sounds to me like you have been to many parts of that country and by what many of my dear friends and even family members have told me, it’s an amazing part of the world; from the farthest point from the center of the earth (Chimborazo) to the beautiful Pacific beaches and everything in between. By your article I also assumed you only got as far into Colombia as Cali, therefore to state “I can't say it struck me as being all that different from Ecuador” referring to Colombia, is too big of a statement to make. By the many pictures and the many people I have met here in the United States from Guayaquil and Quito, I agree the land is very similar to a lot of mountainous regions of the south west of Colombia and also Ecuadorians and the people of the southwestern Colombian departments like Nariño and Cauca do look very similar, but something what defines Colombia as a whole is the contrast of its native people (not due to foreign immigration) from region to region and the uniqueness of the typical Colombian’s celebratory and upbeat frame of mind in spite of all the social problems. For the past four years I have been visiting Colombia trying to see different parts of the country and I must say that every time I am amazed and educated of how different the regions and people can be and yet I’ve only seen a small portion of this nation. I hope next time you travel to Colombia you can visit the coffee region, Bogotá during theater festivals, Medellin during flower festivals, Barranquilla during the carnivals, San Andres in the Caribbean, Leticia on the Amazon river, Villavicencio in the great plains, the fortress city of Cartagena or the Gaujira desert and then you can get the bigger picture of what Colombia represents.

How much coke did you need to finish the rum?
Hi Kat Sounds a busy few days with lots of excitement. What's this about football again? A new interest or something? Love the wild life again.

You watched football!
On re reading the blog I realised you watched footaball. Grandad would be proud of you!!!!! What can I say. Jeannie

jealousy
Ooo....I want one!! (Quad bike that is!) Apart from the being ill malarky, you look like you're having a great time! the flutterby pics are amazing!! So jealous of your latest adventure!!!! xxx

Did you need a license???
Hi Kat Well you always needed pratise with wheeled vehicles but you look just great on it. Trouble is there is no room in the garage at home.Love the butterflies!

Quad bikes and bed rest...
Yes Katherine! Because quad bikes are the most relaxing mode of transport for when you´re feeling poorly!!!!

Mancora wasn't on our itinerary
But it looks like it's well worth a stop, especially for that sunset. Hopefully we'll fit it in before we get to Ecuador.

Hola!!!!!
Hola Kat que buenas fotos no las habia visto... estan super... un poco de todo... divertido ver y recordar algunas cosas como cuando la cama de robin se rompio ja ja ja ja un abrazo...

Aw, happy memories. :) Looking forward to the return trip? Make sure you document that for us folks back home!