March 24th- from the itinerary: Alto del Toro- full day, 5 hour moderate hike, 7.8 miles, elevation 1870. We begin our hike with a...

March 24, from the itinerary-get on plane. fly a long way. Run to catch connecting flight. Continue flying further south. Overnight in...

It's March 23 and we are off to Patagonia today. From the itinerary: Get up at 4:50am for our 8:16 am flight to Panama City. Change...

And all too quickly my 2023 Ecuadorian Adventure is coming to an end. Was up bright at 3:58 just before the alarm.  Took a shower and...

Last Full day We were allowed to sleep in this morning and I tried breakfast as it was our last full day.  I had wonderful coffee and...

It's January 15, 2023. There was a huge thunder storm all night.  If I had been asleep, I would have awakened when there was a huge crack...

We were up with the birds having a 5:45 start. I was up at 5:15 and saw the sun rise.  It was fun to see several Small Bats. Today is a...

Friday the 13th, always a lucky day for me, started quite early - 5am - so I could get the earlier bus. Breakfast was at 6 and I tried...

Today is our last day in Mindo (January 12). We had a lie in and had breakfast at 8:30. I actually had breakfast today because I wanted...

Day 5 in Ecuador (January 12, 2023) started up at 5:30 to meet at 6 for more bird watching. I was overdressed as usual in rain pants. ...

January 10, 2023 - I slept very well after passing out at about 8pm. There was heavy rain again during the night. In the morning you...

Today- 9 January- started at 5:00 am for bird watching. We had a "pre-breakfast" of coffee, cake, banana and met at the lobby. I was...

Today January 8, 2023 had a soft start with a sleep in until 7:30. Packed, showered, and was downstairs by 9 where I met Lisa, Rob, and...

January 7, 2023 and today I am on my way from Liphook to Quito to meet Lisa, her husband Rob and Ann Genovese for 10 days in Mindo and...

All good things must come to an end and today - 3/18/22 - we had to endure the 6 hours back to the airport for the flight back to...

This is our last day at the lodge and the staff at the lodge created a special itinerary for us combining a boat ride and two hikes - ...

CAÑADÓN CHACABUCO on mom's birthday. A 10.3 mile hike, some of it on a path, some "off-piste" and we were able to hike directly from the...

On 3/15/22 we took a day hike called "Aviles". This is a 10.3 miles and ranked as moderate. We started at 9 with a 40 minute van ride...

We had our first hike in Patagonia was on 3/14/22 to Lago Chico - small lake. Breakfast was typical Explora - half cooked eggs:), but...

Today is 3/13/22, day 10 of our trip to Chile. Thankfully, we no longer need to self report any Covid symptoms. This morning we rolled...