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We like to spend time in nature as a family. In the States this often means car camping with family or friends, with our annual 2.6 mile roundtrip backpacking trip to Third Beach at La Push added in. Often when we car camp, we do it in Leavenworth or Vantage because we are really there… Read more

By the time the meeting adjourned with Juan Arco, the director of the Macas Airport, his niece, my friend Adam Gebb and Marcelo who is our Shuar guide, the weather had drastically changed since our arrival after a beautiful 4+ hour drive from Cuenca. Transiting Parque Nacional Sangay on a windy mountain road the park… Read more

Jade Jade has been taking an art class on Friday afternoons since February. She absolutely loves it, and she often asks if it is art class day. She also loves to draw and paint at home. Jade has also make big strides in swimming class: she loves to put her head under the water now,… Read more

Does it sound fun to travel with 3 small children to Machu Pichu? Perhaps the 2nd kind of fun, that’s only fun in the re-telling. Let me tell you, it is not for the faint of heart! Getting to Machu Pichu entailed a taxi ride, an overnight bus ride, a 2 hour taxi ride, 2… Read more