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Tag Archives: Ecuador
Galapagos – Day 1
Written December 11, 2011 To tour the Galapagos Islands typically takes 7 nights /8 days, but it is often broken up into a 4 night/ 5 day and a 3 night/ 4 day tour. Two years ago Don and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Choosing a Tour, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Giant Tortoises, Klein Tours, Port Ayora
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Rain Forest – Day 2, Mindo Ecuador
Written December 10, 2011 Our morning starts early with coffee in the main house just before six. Fernando has promised to show my mother the toucans. At day break we head out in a taxi on a road that winds … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird Watching, Butterfly House, Ecuador, El Monte Eco Lodge, Mindo, Rain Forest, Toucans
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A Visit to the Rain Forest, Mindo Ecuador
Written December 9, 2011 El Monte Eco Lodge is located in the Ecuadorian rain forest outside of Mindo. Although it is just ten miles north of Quito as the crow flies, it takes two to three hours winding through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Driving from Quito to Mindo, Ecuador, El Monte Eco Lodge, Mindo, Rain Forest
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Slow Boat to Coca, Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Written Deceber 8, 2011 Our last morning at the Sani Lodge we breakfasted at 6AM to be ready with our bags packed by 6:30am. At 6:31 we boarded the paddle canoe to head back to the Napo River. Normally this … Continue reading
Traditional Lunch at the Sani Community Center, Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Written December 7, 2011 Sani Lodge – Day 4 Continued The second activity for the day is a visit to the local Sani village where the woman’s association has prepared a traditional lunch for us. We arrive starving but first … Continue reading
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Tagged Eating Grubs, Ecuador, Food, Mallones, Sani Community Center, Sani Lodge, Traditional Lunch
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Clay Lick – Day 4 at Sani Lodge, Amazon
Written December 7, 2011 5AM breakfast call. Way too early but made easier with the strong Ecuadorian coffee. By 6AM we were heading back down the Napo River to Yasuni National Park (about an hour) to see the clay licks, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Clay Lick, Ecuador, Napo Wildlife Center, Sani Lodge, Yasuni National Park
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Piranha Fishing – Day 3 at Sani Lodge, Amazon
Written December 6, 2011 During dinner the previous night the rain had started again. By bedtime it was raining pretty hard and it continued on and off most of the night. At day break it was still raining. By breakfast … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Ecuador, Hoatzin, Lemon Ants, Pacu, Piranha Fishing, Sani Lodge
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Sani Lodge – Day 2 – Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Written December 5, 2011 Our day begins with breakfast at 5:30AM. Thankfully the coffee is good and strong. Breakfast consists of a small plate of watermelon and a second of one fried egg, two small corncakes, a tiny piece of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Canopy Platform, Ecuador, Jungle Walk, Sani Lodge
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Arriving At Sani Lodge, Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Written December 4, 2011 Our adventure to the Sani Lodge in the Amazon basin of Ecuador started at the airport in Quito where we were to meet a representative from the company before our 2pm flight. She was to help … Continue reading
