Our accommodation, as Jen said yesterday, was in the home of a Syrian/Ecuadorian couple and had a distinct Middle Eastern flavour. Syrian music playing and friends visiting. On returning from our meal in Poki last night, one of the guests had a tiny monkey sitting on his head. Breakfast this…
Bellavista I was sitting in the front of Poki and Dennis was preparing breakfast, when a van pulled up beside us. Out stepped a gentleman who came over to Poki. I thought he was a visiting tourist from the U.K. He was, however, Bellavista’s owner, Richard, a quintessential Brit from…
It was a cloudless night and temperatures were down to single figures and we slept like babes..:) Packing up and saying goodby to our brilliant hosts Andy & Gabby at Coda Vista, and also neighbours from Spain, David and Nuria and two beautiful children of 6 and 4. We viewed…
Quito It feels very strange as I sit here typing. In the dark I cannot see the edge of the bank in front of where we are parked and it feels as if I’m stuck on a perch overlooking the twinkling lights of the city. It spreads beneath us and…
Sommerwind Camp. It’s owned and run by a German. Situated close to the shores of Lake Yaguarcocha a smallish green lake a couple of k’s out of the town of Ibarra. Between the lake and the camp is a motoracing circuit and a saloon car was practicing for the weekend…
Ipiales Saying goodbye to our host, Monica and her old colonial house, we were on the road by 09.30. The border with Ecuador was very close, so by 09.50 we were at the crossing. Border Crossing First to Customs to cancel our TIP (Temporary Import Permit). There was no one…
A lovely warm morning. On the road by 9am. Our sleep was constantly disrupted by a bloody dog that would not stop barking. Why people let their dogs bark incessantly, is beyond me. After the marathon drive to, and finding the property, leaving it was a piece of cake. A…
Bliss. Being able to just lie in bed without rushing to get on the road. Then breakfast outdoors in the shade of our awning, overlooking flowering trees and mountains. Sometimes the little things are the best. At the risk of being repetitive, we need these breaks to recharge the batteries.…
It’s 5.50pm and we are camped beside a house in an extremely rural setting. It’s 20deg c, the sun has just gone behind the hills and we are enjoying a single can of beer under our side awning. It’s peaceful though there are dogs and roosters!!! We have grass under…
Salento I hadn’t realised it was Friday, 13th until I started writing the blog. It was a terrible night. A pleasant camp with good facilities, but right next to a small holding with cows, chickens and roosters. To add to the cacophony, barking dogs all around the neighbourhood. The roosters…