Category: Ecuador
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Another travel day
Went for a nice walk along the malecon in Guayaquil today. The temperature was around 30 degrees and the crowds were very light. It is a beautiful walkway and very clean and well maintained. It is nice to see families out enjoying their day off together. We were with three of the people from our…
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Imodium and Car Alarms
Yesterday, Cinco de Mayo, was the wrap up of our real estate tour. We had the morning to ourselves and went for a walk up the beach from our hotel, Coco’s. On the way back on our walk we went for a swim in the ocean. Absolutely gorgeous. The water was warm and the surge…
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Looking North at more Property
We headed out again this morning at 9:00 in the bus. We had a couple of no shows where we were waiting outside the property but the person who was to supposed to open it did not show up. We checked half a dozen properties in a Town called Ballenita. I am sure it has…
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Property tour in Playas and Salinas
Wow! We have finished two very busy days of touring real estate opportunities in Playas and Salinas, in Ecuador. Our two main tour guides, Mike and Amy have done an excellent job thus far organizing and keeping everything moving along. We looked at 13 properties today and I don’t know how many yesterday. We looked…
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Travel Day
We went for a walk this morning down to the “MegaMall” just west of our place. Enjoyed a relaxing cappuccino in a coffee shop and watched the people go by. It seemed quite a bit quieter than yesterday. As it turns out it is a National holiday today, our equivalent would be Labour Day. We…
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Conquering Great Heights
Despite a weather forecast of rain all day we enjoyed our sunniest day so far. Had another positive cab trip this morning at which time we got to experience rush hour in Quito. For such a pleasant and easy going group of people Ecuadorians certainly undergo a transformation when they get behind the wheel of…
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To Middle Earth
Wear sun screen! We woke up this morning feeling a bit sore and run down. I’m pretty sure it had to do with the burned scalp, forehead, and necks. I have always tolerated the sun very well, but with being so much further south and being so high up I am paying the price for…
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Walking in Quito
Had a good day today. Finally felt the effects of the high altitude, but more on that later. We did some required tourist things today and a lot of walking. First a couple words about our accommodation. The address we are staying at is Avenida Real Audiencia N74-107 in Quito. Karen found it on VRBO…
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Ecuador Bound!!
We left our home this morning a 4:15 in heavy fog and 2 degrees for our first adventure to Ecuador. This is our first trip abroad where we only have carry on luggage. In the past we have always found at the end of the trip we would have several items we had carried everywhere…