Off to a rough start yesterday. With storms and tons of turbulence we missed our connecting flight to Ecuador. The situation turned around quickly and Copa airline booked us on a later flight. The plane was already boarding when we noticed they had also given us quite a substantial voucher for the airport restaurants. Homewoods never leave free money on the table; so while I watched the line Dad (with the assistance of a kindly cashier) blew the bundle on snack food. We definitely have enough treats to last the whole trip! Then when we got on the plane they had booked us in FIRST CLASS. Love those big comfy seats--what a treat for these budget travellers😄 We've learned and saw so much in just one day. We visited a Gothic basilica where the gargoyles were Ecuadorean animals like lamas and Galapagos Iguanas and a Rococo Jesuit church that was decorated with 30 kg of gold. Dad stood with one foot on each side of the equator at the middle of the earth and we learned to make Ecuadorean ice cream (more like sorbet) with lots of samples..of course. Ecuador is absolutely beautiful. They don't have seasons so the climate is pretty well the same all year round. This makes it perfect for growing roses and chocolate (two of their largest exports). That means it is pretty well Valentine's Day every day. We are now on Lago San Pablo (St. Paul’s Lake). Today we managed to ask for the washroom in Spanish--which is a good thing. You Are Always in My Prayers. Love Mom.
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Tyler Schaefer
5/9/2017 11:26:25 am
Since roses and chocolate are common, are they still appreciated as a special treat?
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Diane
5/9/2017 05:29:03 pm
Everyone still seems to like their chocolate, but the do seem to take all these roses for granted.
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BOWE
5/9/2017 11:32:05 am
How did the sorbet taste, what flavour did you make. Why are there hands on the lizard.
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Diane
5/9/2017 05:30:26 pm
My favourite sorbet flavour was raspberry. Ray had tomato flavour that tasted like orange. I think the claws are to make it creepier.
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