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06JAN2022 – DAY 1: THE AIRPORT ANXIETY

Travel days rarely go according to plan, but this one took the cake. After a flight cancellation delayed my departure from Quito, I found myself stranded in the airport well past midnight—groggy, frustrated, and desperate for sleep. The wooden benches near the entrance weren’t exactly five-star accommodations, but they’d do. As I laid down, IContinue reading “06JAN2022 – DAY 1: THE AIRPORT ANXIETY”

05JAN2022 – DAY 17: THE DEPARTURE

Journey To Cajas Awakening to the sound of my alarm, the sunlight peeking through the window coaxed me out of bed. Up and ready, I did a final look around the room to make sure I didn’t forget anything and then hurried on down the hallway to the lobby restaurant to fuel up for theContinue reading “05JAN2022 – DAY 17: THE DEPARTURE”

27DEC2021 – DAY 8: THE TRANSFER (GO GO GALAPAGOS)

Another bright and early day had us up and out of the hotel by 6:30am. As the bags were loaded under the bus, the excitement of a new adventure washed over us as we slowly woke up. On the way to the Quito airport, we picked up 8 new friends: Melissa, Gina, Cathryn, Jordan, Meredith,Continue reading “27DEC2021 – DAY 8: THE TRANSFER (GO GO GALAPAGOS)”

22DEC2021 – DAY 3: THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE

I finally landed in UIO just after midnight and walked off the plane exhausted, frustrated, and mumbling many words I dare not repeat! Making my way through customs was a breeze and I immediately headed for the American Airlines customer service desk to find out when my suitcase would be coming in. Since I hadContinue reading “22DEC2021 – DAY 3: THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE”

21DEC2021 – DAY 2: THE FIRST DAY GONE

After sleeping off yesterday’s frustration on an airport couch next to the loudest snorer this side of the Mississippi, I scuffled over to the bag claim area to grab my bag to recheck it. Being 4AM and having approximately 2.5 hours of sleep, my movements likely resembled a drunkards steps. I checked my bag andContinue reading “21DEC2021 – DAY 2: THE FIRST DAY GONE”

20DEC2021 – DAY 1: THE WILMINGTON CATASTROPHE

Everything started out going so smoothly with an easy luggage check-in and a hopeful excitement to get out to Quito to begin my vacation in earnest! Little did I know how deep the rabbit hole would go on day 1 of my trip… At BOS, after making it through security, I bought a couple ofContinue reading “20DEC2021 – DAY 1: THE WILMINGTON CATASTROPHE”