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Back from the Galapagos
I haven't been blogging for the last week and a half, because I was on a family trip -- we spent a week in the Galapagos Islands, and then two days in Quito. The Galapagos were tremendously interesting, both for my wife and me and for my two sons (both young teenagers); I highly recommend them for anyone who loves nature (or even mildly likes it, as I do), though the trip isn't cheap. Quito wasn't as stunning (few things are), but I also enjoyed it: Though it's on the equator, it's nestled in a lovely way high up in the Andes, so it's pleasantly cool as well as picturesque.
I expect to return to the usual blogging pace later this week, though I'm digging out a bit from all the work that has piled up.
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Get back to Reason, Eddie, where you belong. No cross-commenting!
What about cross-dressing?
Sounds like a great trip.
Went there last year on a small (16 passenger) boat plus 2 days in Quito - highly recommend the trip and I'm sorry I didn't continue on to Machu Picchu as many of the others did. Perhaps another time...
Can you adjust to the altitude in two days?
Welcome back!
We spent two weeks there last summer, one in Galapagos and one touring around the Ecuadorian Andes and learned a few things.
1. If you ever wondered where all the US $1 coins go, wonder no more.
2. Everything is metric except gasoline sales are in gallons. No other liquids, just gasoline.
3. Low prices and relative economic stability after they dropped the sucre in favor of US currency has made the country a popular destination for American retirees wanting to stretch their dollar. Many settle in Cuenca, one of the larger cities, but there is a growing enclave in the small northern town of Cotacachi
4. The natives shamelessly claim the caipirinha (spelled caipiri?a of course) as their own.
I trust that your trip to the Galapagos has led to an evolution in some of your positions.
*slow clap*
GET OFF THE STAGE
I wonder if you are in any way evolved.
Too bad the Galapagos are so tightly regulated by Ecuador.
They would be more fun with some casinos and golf courses and whatnot.
Heh
How many US parks and monuments could you have visited for the same amount of money?
Yes but you won't find nearly as many boobies.
(Sorry, I resisted as long as I could.)
Quito ... why can't I quit you.
(two days pass)
Guess I can.