Christian, Author, Traveler
I AM SO THRILLED TO BITS!! The World wide travel magazine GoNomad has published my article on Isla de la Plata and a lot of Booby’s. How fabulous! GoNomad reaches every corner of the earth and publish anything and everything… Read moreGoNomad has published my article
And so we leave Ecuador, our first stop along our travels. It is a diverse country – the cities show a sign of first world entities, but the small towns remains in a fourth world hold. Litter is a major… Read moreEcuador Round-Up
“So you want to surf? And the waves near the town where you live aren’t half bad. Then you start to improve. Then you hear about this wave in a far-away country with a name you can’t even pronounce. What… Read moreSurf-able waves – All day
Since we have been in Ecuador and, in particular, Puerto Cayo, there have been two turtles and a seal (that we know off) that have been rescued and taken to the Turtle Sanctuary in Puerto Lopez. We heard via the… Read moreTurtle Rehabilitation Sanctuary – Puerto Lopez
16th January 2016 Puerto Lopez said goodbye to us with a beautiful sunset; we took communion while watching the sun close on another day and thanked our Lord for His sacrifice, grace, love and mercies. The bus terminal at Puerto… Read moreHello again Mary
2nd January 2016 Our fabulous hosts gifted Ali, me Michelle and Sylvie with a trip to Rio Blanco, a part of the Machililla Nature Reserve. A 4 x 4 taxi drove us there – not too far from the hotel… Read moreRio Blanco
31st December 2015 New Year’s Eve, we trust and pray that you and yours were safe and had a wonderful evening celebrating and seeing in the New Year. We celebrated in true Ecuadorian style but first we were crazy busy… Read moreNew Year Celebrations – The Ecuadorian way
30th December 2015 At last, our day off arrived and excited to visit Isla de la Plata (Ali was a little apprehensive about the boat trip). The first thing I did was look out the window and nearly cried at… Read moreIsla de la Plata and lots of Booby’s
27th December 2015 Last night Ali had to check out the men’s guest toilets and yes they were blocked; this time, it was not just a leak either. He managed to unblock it enough to last the rest of the… Read moreOh Pooh Pooh
We arrived in Puerto Lopez at the Oceanic Hotel and welcomed by Junior, the owner, in Spanish and a whole lot of warmth. Ali and I are the only ones here that are still beginners in Spanish which means that… Read moreOceanic