So What’s Colombia like?

(Written on 2/8/18, posted on 5/1/18) Well, right now I can tell you what the truck stops in Colombia are like. Dusty, some wifi, some toilet seats, there might be toilet paper in the bathrooms, small snack shops….it’s an interesting place to spend the night. For instance, this morning I witnessed white flabby neck cows […]

Just When You Think Things Are Going Smoothly…Van Oddities and the Pressure of THE END in Northern Ecuador

We emerged out of the Ecuadorian jungle! Our next destination was Cotopaxi, one of Ecuador‘s crown jewels.  Emerging from the jungle definitely made me feel better temperature wise and I began looking forward to our border crossing to Colombia, only 2 weeks away.  I figured everything was going to go great.  I didn’t anticipate any cloudy skies, bugs, landslides, or additional […]