December 01, 2004
Breaking the Line
We broke out of the Black Sheep Inn like we were breaking out of jail . . . kind of. Our time at the tranquil BSI came to an abrupt end on Sunday November 28th as we thrust ourselves abruptly...Read this update
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November 07, 2004
The Central Highlands
11/7/04 We´ve been having a good experience thus far at the Black Sheep Inn. It´s been nice to be settled in one place, and to get to know people. We´ve been in the unique position of meeting tons of people...Read this update
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November 05, 2004
Visuals
We are taking a few days away from the Inn and found a faster connection to upload a few select pictures. So one and all can get an idea of what things are looking like down here. Just a reminder:...Read this update
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October 22, 2004
Life at the Inn
Hello Everyone! As advertised we have been off the map for a bit. We are still at the Black Sheep Inn right now, and will likely stay here through Thanksgiving. It is really too bad that the internet connection here...Read this update
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October 15, 2004
Black Sheep Inn - Posada Oveja Negra
Lisa and I are at the Black Sheep Inn www.blacksheepinn.com. in Chugchilan which is in the center of Ecuador. We have been without electricity here for the last few days and hence we have been out of touch. This place...Read this update
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October 10, 2004
Mañana, Si Mañana
Well . . . What can we say? We came we saw and we left within 72 hours. San Jose de Minas that is. Without assigning blame to anyone let me just say that it did not work out as...Read this update
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October 05, 2004
Volunteering
Yesterday Lisa and I committed to a volunteer project in a little village called San Jose de Mina, about two hours North West of Quito. We will be there for a few weeks doing a variety of work: Teaching English,...Read this update
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October 03, 2004
The Jungle (La Selba)
A 10 hour bus ride through the night, and a 5.5 hour ride in a huge dugout canoe took us right into the middle of the jungle. We arrived in the early morning in the town of Coca (the gateway...Read this update
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September 26, 2004
Tomate de Arbol
9/27/04 Well, we`ve had a great week. Spanish lessons went well for both of us, I`m remembering bits and pieces of what I have learned over the years and Jim has really picked up a lot of the language....and wants...Read this update
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September 19, 2004
George Michael and the Packers
9/19/04 So, we´ve only been away for a week and already we needed a taste of home. We found an "Irish" pub today that has a satelite and convinced them that they really really wanted to watch the Packers game...Read this update
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September 17, 2004
Aqui se habla Espanol
9/17/04 We really appreciate your comments on the website!!! We´ve both been pretty tired since arriving. The combination of the elevation, the super-poor air quality, and trying to resurect Spanish from the vaults of my memory have been enough to...Read this update
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Back to school
Since we have been enjoying all the benefits of being students (ie discounted airfare etc.) we decided it was time to actually live up to our billing. So we have enrolled in a Spanish School to polish up our skills....Read this update
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September 14, 2004
Safe Arrival in Quito
And so it begins! Despite fears that Hurricane Ivan might upset our travel plans we managed to maintain our original itinerary and arrive without a problem. Both flights were relatively uneventful, although I did savor the chance to watch Shrek...Read this update
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