roger painter thanks for the update, glad all is well, the adventure continues. cheers, roger

Bob & Donna Gramigna Very sorry that your adventures had to come to an end, but glad to hear you are back on Canadian soil!! Socially (and geographically) distanced hugs to you both!

Pat & Joanne So glad to hear your back home! Take care & be safe! Hugs 🤗🤗

Dennis Welcome back. Always looked forward to your write ups and photos...absolutley amazing. Guess the big question is what to do with those two pair of underwear....save them for your next trip, put them into your new underwear rotation, frame them, let Clair bury them., burn them...

Joyce Nordwall Welcome home!...wonderful blog, I love birds too and belong to the Cornell university Ornithology lab. I'll send you some emails, if you would like? Happy isolating! Glad you have a garden and Claire! Hugs 🌹 Joyce

RJ Looking forward to reading about Pt 2 of the Same 2 Pair of Underwear - The Continuing Adventure!! One thing for sure it has been an amazing and eventful journey for you two! That’s what makes like great and worthwhile. Great reads on the blog!! Your writing skills are exceptional Jerome! Must have been all those police reports and tickets you wrote over the years 😄

Janice Greving hi you two. still safely there hiding away on the coffee plantations? We heard that there are quite strict rules for leaving one's home in Quito and Ibarra..even for buying groceries. Hope all iz well. xx jani ..and warren too.

Tricia The bird photos are wonderful, thanks for sharing. Scenery is beautiful. I am glad you have a good spot to be for now.

Helen Will you be on the flight from Ecuador this week arranged by the Cdn govt, according to CBC National on Sunday evening - El Salvador, Peru, Honduras also mentioned. Be well, wherever you are.

Jerome nd Jacklin Hi Jani and Warren, We hope you see this message. Thanks for your comments and we are glad you made it home! That was close. Hope all is as well as can be in San Francisco. After we left Apuela we realized we didn’t get your contact info. We wanted to let you know that if you guys are ever up on Victoria to make sure you let us know and you have certainly have a place to stay. And if your son is biking this way he has a warm and dry place to stay. Our email is [email protected] ( let us know if you see this message) We really enjoyed the brief time we had with and it was great sharing stories with you 2. Stay healthy and safe. Jerome and Jacklin

Janice Greving hello Jacklin and Jerome, This is Jani Greving ..my husband Warren and I met you at the little hostel near Apuela..run by Jimena! Remember? I am so relieved to hear that you are doing well..more than just surviving! ha! We left Quito just the day before they closed down the airport..we had actually extended three days so we could travel by bus to Cuenca. Good thing we did not extend one more day, ha! Take care of yourselves and I am confident you will make the most of your stay there. love to you both from new friends in San Francisco.

roger the beauty of peddle power, you meet the most amazing people.

Rinzin Stay safe and enjoy 😉