This is a very sad post to write. On January 3, Louie got hit by a car in Otavalo, Ecuador and he died. He is buried on a grassy strip of land in downtown near the market. We came home and opened the camper and the dogs were not there. We had gone to the… Continue reading Untitled
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Ryan College Update
Because Ryan is graduating this May from high school, we have toured many colleges and universities and he has applied to several. Because we are on this trip of a lifetime, we get news in little bursts. I am so proud of Ryan (and he will no doubt hate this blog post) he has been… Continue reading Ryan College Update
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This may be our last night in Cartagena as the van & camper have arrived after their sea voyage. We MAY have the vehicles as early as 10 am tomorrow so we need to be ready to leave. We will miss the ice cold AC and the screaming wifi but we are all really looking… Continue reading Untitled
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We can track the ship with the van and camper here: http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=23508345
Cartagena — Day 1
We have decided we like our hotel. It has ice cold air conditioning (Sylvia calls it air refreshening) and screaming fast internet (only really in the girls room) and it is clean and the beds are very comfortable. The kids were concerned that the showers only come in one temperature (tepid) but that was all… Continue reading Cartagena — Day 1
Journey To South America — Jennah
At five AM, Mother awoke my siblings and I to take a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Security took some time, but we were on the plane eventually. The forty-five minute plane ride passed uneventfully. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale and waited about half an hour before we had to board our flight. I got a… Continue reading Journey To South America — Jennah
Cartagena
We have arrived in Cartagena. We stepped out of the plane onto the tarmac and the heat just hit us – 93 degrees and wet. Because we are Alaskan, we are pale and white and not used to heat. We were also the only non-Colombians in the entire airport. Or the city so far.… Continue reading Cartagena
Flying to Cartagena
Its midnight and we are all packed and ready to go. The little kids are sleeping and we are very excited about leaving tomorrow morning. Our plane leaves Tampa at 8:45am and we arrive in Colombia at 1:41pm. The weather in Cartagena is 89 degrees and partly cloudy with a low of 79 degrees –… Continue reading Flying to Cartagena
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Freight Update
The wonderful freight company offered to have Mark accompany the van and camper on its sea voyage! For free! I think that is an amazing offer. Mark told them he had to fly the dogs over and they said he should just bring the dogs on board. They needed to call the captain about the… Continue reading Freight Update