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The International Journal of Sport and Leisure (Some sport. Some leisure. Also, schistosomiasis.) |
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Galapagos Islands (5)
About Me (1) Argentina (10) Bolivia (12) Ecuador (5) Ecuador: Quito (5) Honduras (2) Honduras: Utila (4) Peru (11) Pre-departure (3) Rio de Janeiro (2) South Africa (13) Temporary Update (1)
Recent Entries
* Hablo Mucho Estupido.
* Misadventures in Ecuadorian Mountain Biking * Type A Stranger in a Strange Type B Land (Part I) * Southbound Invalid (Part II) * Southbound Invalid (Part I) * Loose in Teguc * Mahna Mahna * Feeding the Sandflies * Diving Day and Night * A Day of Island Life
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October 31, 2004Hablo Mucho Estupido.13 Quito, Ecuador. Sunday, October 31, 2004: "Where did you eat lunch yesterday?" asked Narda in Spanish. She looked at me expectantly from across our table on the rooftop terrace of the Secret Garden hostal, where we have been holding...Read this update October 23, 2004Misadventures in Ecuadorian Mountain Biking12 Papallacta, Ecuador Saturday, October 23, 2004: 1 Clean crisp air. Wide open spaces. Panoramic views of soaring snow-capped volcanos and jagged mist-shrouded mountain-tops. The great outdoors. The untamed wilderness. What more could one ask for? What in the world...Read this update October 21, 2004Type A Stranger in a Strange Type B Land (Part I)11 Quito, Ecuador Thursday, October 21, 2004: Its tranquil and peaceful in Quito. Too tranquil and peaceful. I think the high altitude might be to blame for the calm, leisurely and all around mellow pace of life here. Its really...Read this update October 15, 2004Southbound Invalid (Part II)10 Afternoon and Evening of Friday, October 15, 2004: It isn´t until my flight from Tegucigalpa to San Jose, en route to Quito, that I catch my first ever glimpse of the Pacific Ocean. It looks sort of big. In...Read this update Southbound Invalid (Part I)9 Morning and Early Afternoon of Friday, October 15, 2004: I need to learn how to speak Spanish and quickly. My last few hours in Teguc teach me that. I spend the morning wandering through the downtown area in search...Read this update October 14, 2004Loose in Teguc8 Tuesday and Wednesday were my last two days in Utila. I went on four more dives during that time and saw a monstrous (6 foot or more) moray eel writhing about in a shallow cave under a wall of...Read this update October 11, 2004Mahna Mahna7 Aye de mi! Tengo un dolor de cabeza muy, muy grande! My Spanish is coming along fine, thank you, or at least certain parts of it. For the first time since my travels began, I am actually able to...Read this update October 10, 2004Feeding the Sandflies6 I spend Sunday completing my final dive for PADI Advanced Open Water certification and participating in BICD´s weekly ¨Sunday Funday.¨ The dive boat ¨Tiburon¨ departs at 7:30 AM, as it does from Monday through Saturday, but instead of returning...Read this update October 09, 2004Diving Day and Night5 Saturday, October 9, 2004: Like most days on Utila, today revolves around diving. I wake up at 6 AM and have a brief swim in the hostel's pool. As usual, its sunny and hot out, with a clear blue...Read this update October 07, 2004A Day of Island Life4 Although I have yet to find a recharger for my digital camera's batteries, I am going to go ahead and post updates in the interim so that I do not fall too far behind on the journal. Once the...Read this update |
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