Resurfacing…

Well, the short story is that I got sick and got taken in by strangers. I had my second bacteria of the trip (read: chronic diarrhea), and also developed a…

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Welcome to Carnival

February 16, 2010 Well, it’s the last day of Carnival in Ecuador. It’s quite a raucus time, full of celebration and fiesta. One of the ways they celebrate is by…

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Las Lajas

February 16, 2010 Today’s agenda s a full one: Ipiaples and the beautiful Sanctuary of Las Lajas, a basilica church nestled in a crack between the mountains of southern Colombia….

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Yeraldin

February 15, 2010 I got a little later start than I would like, but it was worth waiting for the fog to clear off.  The Panamericana was great. qq Except…

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Sunday in Popayan

February 14, 2010 [Sunday] I bring some goodies over to the house and have breakfast with the girls. Andrea wants to take me for a tour of the things I…

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Coconuco

February 13, 2010 Today Catalina and her sister Andrea pick me  up at 6:30 am to go up to the Thermals at Coconuco. We want to get there before it…

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Back to Popayan

February 12, 2010 (continued) Okay, well fed, my ride back to Popayan starts in earnest. It’s beautiful scenery, along 150 +/- km of dirt roads, and I am loving it….

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