Moms flights delayed.... Mom flight from Winnipeg was delayed three or four hours so she missed her connecting flight in Minneapolis and Atlanta. Delta put her up in a hotel for the night and we prayed for great weather the next morning and she would arrive into Quito the exact same time just a day later. So this meant I had the day to myself in Quito so I decided to visit the statue "La Virgen El Panecillo". I read in my travel guide that said never climb the ...

Yayyyyyy! Get to see my mom tomorrow!!! She's coming to visit me in Ecuador for seven weeks and I have a really good trip planned out! Few days in Quito then to the Amazon where Christina is going to meet us for Whitewater rafting and some nights in a rustic jungle lodge! Back to the highlands with Hot Springs, horseback riding, inca ruins, Devils nose switchback train, volcanoes and downhill mountain biking.... For me! Then off to the coast! Going to see almo...

Cristina's nieces birthday party We went to a birthday party today for Christina's niece and there was a clown there making 40 bucks an hour!!! He was pretty good though, even with tough competition like a trampoline ball pit!!! It was a fun party!

Last car inspection expedition......FAIL.... The fifth time I decided to go back out there about a month later, early in the morning so I could try to beat the hordes of people that were bound to show up! Haha. So for about 20 minutes I stood in line but because it had been just over a month she sent me to a different window and pay another $20 for another inspection and then get back in the line I had just waited in.......not off to a great start but I was stay...

Mom's itinerary Since my mom has her flight booked I've been spending lots of time researching where we would go and the route we would take. Cristina printed me off the months of February and March so I made a rough draft itinerary. I have made some reservations for the first week while she's here in Quito and the Amazon.