Greetings all, its that time again, and I'm about to tell the tale to all who care to tune in... A brief prelude; it was but 6 weeks that I decided to leave Ecuador which was my consulting base and home for most of the past three years. A suspension on mining activity by the populist socialist government is what instigated the move. I saw it as another opportunity to travel, and soon the gears were set in motion. After some emotional farewells and great "despedida" going away fiestas with the crew in Quito (I miss you already "mis hermanos"), I took a week home in Canada. A highlight of that visit was Mike Kahnert's stag in Montreal "shout out!", and some fantastic boating in gorgeous Canadian summer weather with my dad and co on his
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