I’m embarrassed to say that we have fallen behind with our New Years resolution to walk 100km of the Bruce Trail. Yesterday afternoon was a perfect Ontario summer’s day so we decided to check out one of Hamilton’s waterfalls and hike some of the trails. Hamilton is home to over 100 waterfalls. These waterfalls are one of Ontario’s best kept secrets. They first came to my attention when a …
On our last full day in Ecuador. We took the 25 cent bus to the Secret Garden Hostel which has special prices with approved taxis for a private tour to Mindo. The town of Mindo is a couple hours north of Quito and in a cloud forest. The countryside was very very lush and green. Closer to Mindo, the road became very snakelike as we drove up and down …
Our Airbnb apartment is on the 18th floor with great views of the city. It was cool and grey this morning when we got up. We were missing Galápagos so we hit the streets looking for boobies….this was all we found. We are very close to Plaza Foch which is the heart of the party area in La Mariscal. After a huge breakfast at Juan Valdez Cafe we went …
John checked the time when the rooster started crowing…4:15am. Others soon chimed in and in the distance I could hear the sea lions playing back up. Today is a travel day as we head back to Quito. Packing up to leave is not my favourite part of a trip. We left our luggage behind the front desk of Casa de Jiemy and headed to breakfast. Casa de Jiemy was …
