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Casa del Grillos 24 Jan 2013 | 11:11 pm
This month has been a fun month for us. We've done a bit of traveling around. Last week, we left Cuenca for the coast. Janet and David were with us. Our first night was in Guayaquil at the Marriot...
Banos and Beyond 14 Jan 2013 | 05:35 pm
After leaving Riobamba, we went to Guano. There's lots of cacti. The center of town. The church Continuing, we encountered a very small town, whose park was filled with topiaries. Mick, Larry, an...
Riobamba and the Train Ride 14 Jan 2013 | 05:13 am
Our original plan did not include a train ride; however, while checking in at Abraspungo, there was a brochure about the trains. So, on Sunday we boarded the Tren del Hielo. The train traveled nort...
On the Way to Riobamba 11 Jan 2013 | 05:46 pm
Saturday morning Mick, Larry, Karen, and I left Cuenca for a few days in the north. Because of shopping plans, we drove separate cars. The drive to Riobamba is lovely. The area is more developed a...
Reflections of 2012 5 Jan 2013 | 02:59 am
Living in Cuenca is just like living anywhere else in so many ways. Good and bad things happen everywhere. In viewing 2012 in restrospect, I considered those things. You don't have to have life con...
Happy New Year! 2 Jan 2013 | 08:00 pm
Happy new year to all! Our festivities began on New Year's Eve at Larry and Karen's annual party. This is a picture of the spread at the beginning. As people arrived, the number of the selections i...
New Car Fever 31 Dec 2012 | 05:37 pm
If you have experienced "new car fever," you are fully aware of the symptoms. As you know, there is no known cure. Mick has had this illness as long as I have known him. It sometimes goes into remi...
Just Another Saturday 30 Dec 2012 | 06:29 pm
Our preference for Saturday morning breakfast is the Coffee Tree. You never know what you'll see, there's usually something going on at La Merced. Yesterday, there was preparation for a procession. ...
Christmas Day 29 Dec 2012 | 06:08 pm
A belated Merry Christmas to all. This was the first Christmas in several years that I decided not to prepare a Christmas feast. Although we did not have the Christmas dinner, we had a cookout the we...
Holiday Time Again, Part 2 28 Dec 2012 | 05:34 pm
On the previous installment, I failed to post the finished product in our reception area. Some of us had festive nails. This is Vicky Reyes that paints our festive nails. Vicky will come to your ho...
