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Day 31: Quito
Tuesday 5.7.2016 Our final full day in Quito was packed. Ingrid and Peter joined us from the outset, and we agreed to go on a lengthy three hour walking tour of Quito’s Old Town to start the day. The couple, whom we had dinner with the night before after a trip to the Guayasamin museum…
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Day 30: Quito
Monday 4.7.2016 I’m in Lima now, finally getting over a cold that has not made the past few days very enjoyable. Time to play catch up. Quito is a funny city. At 2 million people, it is a small metropolis situated in the shadow of a volcano with a historical penchant for destruction. Earthquakes plague…
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Day 36: Lima
Sunday 10.7.2016 Lima, Lima, Lima… Where to begin. I’m from a place with nice weather. I take this weather for granted. Jacksonville, Florida has wonderful summers, cool enough autumns (without that “color change” that Molly always talks about), winters that require a coat maybe for a week, and dazilingly blossoming springs. When I go to…
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Day 29: Quito
Sunday 3.7.2016 Traveling last summer had three distinctive parts. From Istanbul to Budapest, life is a blur. There are inhospitable moments (and certainly my least safe) but the blur is one of ecstasy and color. Imagine watching the best movie of your life and, when you’re done, attempting to describe the feeling you felt as…
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Day 28: Ipiales
Saturday 2.7.2016 No pictures today, just thoughts. We have left Cali and are on a 12 hour bus ride to the Colombian border town of Ipiales. We will spend the night in the small town and then cross the border into Ecuador tomorrow morning. Nothing has been broken, stolen, or otherwise damaged in at least…
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