Well I am sitting in Cuenca, fighting with Jack's computer trying to start this post . . . this is the second time I have typed it . . the last time just deleted. So to repeat myself...Our adventure got off to a great start. We drove to Portland on Monday and got to visit with our son and his wife in Salem and friends in Tualatin who kept our car and drove us to the motel for a brief rest before leaving for the airport at 4 AM on Tuesday. The journey south of the equator took us from Portland, Oregon, through Dallas, Texas, then Miami, Florida and finally to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The two hour delay in Miami got us through customs without a question and to our hotel about 12:30 AM Wednesday. It was a lovely hotel where we were greeted with a wonderful juice of watermelon, oranges, mango, and papaya. Juice or jugo is very popular in Ecuador. The beautiful arrangement below is in the hotel lo.jpg)
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After a sumptuous buffet breakfast, we took a short trip back to the airport for the 25 minute flight to Cuenca. Fortunately we had requested a wheelchair for Jack as the plane landed on the tarmac and it was a good hike into the terminal. All luggage arrive and a $4 taxi ride to the hotel. We learned quickly that the horn is the most important equipment on all cars in Cuenca.
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Our host Alberto and his staff are wonderful people, friendly and very helpful. As you enter the hotel a covered courtyard serves as a gathering place to chat and a breakfast room each morning. Our room is beautiful with the most glorious painted ceiling about 15 feet above our heads..jpg)
We have met many gringos who are checking out Cuenca or just returned to condo hunt having made the decision to make this their home. We delivered Tillamook cheese to to a former Oregonian who was kind enough to loan us a local cell phone, name withheld to protect his cheese!
Today, Thursday, included a walk to the pharmacy to price Jack's medications, taxi ride to Kookaburra for a snack, a nap as the altitude was bothering me a little, followed by a walk to Tutto Freddo for lunch of pizza and a fruit crape (total for lunch $9.20), stroll in Parque Caldaron, the central park, back to the hotel, visiting with other guests, and then out to dinner with two couples staying at the hotel who are also in the process of making Cuenca home.
Ready to tuck in for the night after I finish this . . . still having trouble formatting the post. More to come with lots of pictures!
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bby.After a sumptuous buffet breakfast, we took a short trip back to the airport for the 25 minute flight to Cuenca. Fortunately we had requested a wheelchair for Jack as the plane landed on the tarmac and it was a good hike into the terminal. All luggage arrive and a $4 taxi ride to the hotel. We learned quickly that the horn is the most important equipment on all cars in Cuenca.
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Our host Alberto and his staff are wonderful people, friendly and very helpful. As you enter the hotel a covered courtyard serves as a gathering place to chat and a breakfast room each morning. Our room is beautiful with the most glorious painted ceiling about 15 feet above our heads.
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We have met many gringos who are checking out Cuenca or just returned to condo hunt having made the decision to make this their home. We delivered Tillamook cheese to to a former Oregonian who was kind enough to loan us a local cell phone, name withheld to protect his cheese!
Today, Thursday, included a walk to the pharmacy to price Jack's medications, taxi ride to Kookaburra for a snack, a nap as the altitude was bothering me a little, followed by a walk to Tutto Freddo for lunch of pizza and a fruit crape (total for lunch $9.20), stroll in Parque Caldaron, the central park, back to the hotel, visiting with other guests, and then out to dinner with two couples staying at the hotel who are also in the process of making Cuenca home.
Ready to tuck in for the night after I finish this . . . still having trouble formatting the post. More to come with lots of pictures!
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