This was a pretty full day. Probably the biggest news for us was the final culmination of The Great Luggage Journey. We went out to the airport this morning to get Pauline’s luggage… only to be told it still wasn’t here and “will definitely be on the next flight from Quito.” Since this was our […]
One Pig, One Woman
Today started off with routine. Breakfast at home, followed by taking laundry 3 blocks to our favorite Laundromat. We then walked a few blocks to make reservations for a van to take us to Guayaquil on Friday (first stop on our trip to Salinas). The van took a couple of stops, since the first couple […]
Failed Canar Animal Market Tour
We had arranged for a tour driver to take us to Canar early this morning to see the Sunday Animal Market there, which is the supposed to be the largest in the region. Unfortunately, our driver did not understand what we were trying to photograph, and by the time we got there, it had pretty […]
Bad “Expat Day” & Good Pot Luck
This morning was the Second Annual Expat Day, in which the city of Cuenca holds a small festival (seems there is a festival every week here) for expats. The idea is to have expats meet local businesses, be welcomed to the city, etc. Unfortunately, whoever set it up is a moron… 🙁 Once the music […]
Cuenca Independence Begins!
Cuenca’s Independence Day is November 3, which is the day the city declared independence from Spain in 1820 (Quito had declared in August and Guayaquil in October earlier that same year). This is such a major celebration here that it actually covers 4 days — from November 1 through November 4 each year. Today started […]
Civil War Reenactment at Duncans Mills
This weekend we attended a Civil War reenactment at Duncans Mills, about 2 hours North of San Francisco. We have thought about going to one of these for a couple of decades, and finally really made the trip. We had originally been promised access to the battlefield during the battle, as part of a small […]
Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Celebration
For more photographs from our day on the boat and the fireworks on the bridge, see our full gallery here. Alex and Lorraine invited us and about 20 other friends to join them on their 40 foot sailing boat to cruise the SF Bay and be in prime position to view and photograph the 75th […]