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Visiting Scotland
We are spending my birthday in England and Scotland this year. Our friend Meagan lives in London now, so we had a chance to visit her and see some of the sights – like the London Eye (which I always called the Millennium Wheel, which is in fact its aka). It gives you a fabulous aerial
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Saying goodbye
We said our final goodbyes, gave our last hugs, and helped our old dog Mia cross the rainbow bridge a little over a week ago. I know the rainbow bridge may sound corny to some, but I really love the image of this bridge that pets cross, and when they reach the other side all
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The end of the journey
We’ve been home for a few days and are mostly caught up with ourselves. We jumped right back into work, so I for one am really glad it’s Friday and we have a quiet weekend doing nothing much. It’s sad how quickly vacations recede in our memories. The real world takes over so quickly and
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Adventures in the rainforest
Half the fun, I suspect, of going to Sacha Lodge is getting there. We left Ilatoa Lodge in Tumbaco at 8:15am, arriving at Quito airport around 8:50am. A Sacha representative was waiting as they had said would be the case, and she took care of getting us boarding passes and our luggage checked. Kudos to
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Galapagos Days, part two
After spending two days around San Cristobal Island, we headed to Espanola Island where we hiked and snorkeled and saw iguanas, Nazca Boobies (and eggs and babies), blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, lava lizards, an albatross family, Galapagos mockingbirds, a lava heron – I am beginning to understand why people become birdwatchers! That night we had
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Galapagos Days, part one
I’m posting this from Quito, Ecuador where we have a brief break before heading off to the rainforest. We are staying at a great hotel called he Ilatoa Lodge that is on the side of a dormant volcano in Tumbaco, about half an hour (depending on traffic) from Quito airport – it has an amazing
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