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Hi from Mindo- this is a small town (2000 people) at 1250 m. We have had some fantastic birding so far - got up at 4am, hiked for 4 hours before breakfast ( fried balls of mashed green banas mixed with chicken, really good, cheese empanadas, fruit and great coffee), drove an hour to a farm where the farmer tookus on a track in a cart pulled by his tractor then we got in harnesses and were belayed down bamboo ladders (one with water spraying on it from a waterfall) - so we could see some rare birds nesting in a deep ravine. This birdwatching is NOT for sissies! We had a guide for 4 days and had long days of hiking for about 10 hours a day but now we are on our own and today got to sleep in and have a proper breakfast, not a boxed one. We have moved into a really nice hostal which is famous for it,s coffee, cappucinos and chocolate bronwies!
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Leslie Hi Elinor & Malcolm: It's wonderful to be able to follow along with your adventures via blog. Boy, you've got to be really serious about birds to belay down a cliff! Enjoy -- and Merry Christmas. Leslie