Here I am back in Cotacachi, this time for a two month stay. It is sort of a retirement test drive, just making absolutely positive that this is the spot where Giselle and I will make our home sometime in the future. Enjoy my stories….
Cotacachi Again!- February 2023 (2/28/2023) - Here I am back in Cotacachi, this time for a two month stay. It is sort of a retirement test drive, just making absolutely positive that this is the spot where Giselle and I will make our home sometime in… 
Back in Cotacachi! (3/2/2023) - Here I am again in my little corner of paradise - Cotacachi, Ecuador. I arrived a couple of days ago. The flight with Air Canada was uneventful with a short layover in Houston before landing in Quito just after midnight… 
Alone in Cotacachi (3/4/2023) - I'm five days in to my solo two month stay in Cotacachi, Ecuador. I miss my sweetie immensely! We chat twice daily on the phone using WhatsApp. I sometimes think this may have been a mistake, but then I take… 
A morning walkabout (3/5/2023) - I went for a walkabout this morning with friends Chuck and Susan Bussey. According to my iPhone health app - 6700 steps. Not bad as I was back home before 9:00AM. The last time Giselle and I stayed here, we… 
Another walkabout… (3/6/2023) - I woke up early again today to the noise of church bells and children heading to school. It is a real nice change to see well dressed children walking to school in nice neat uniforms and not being driven by… 
Chuck’s ‘Lemming aide’ (3/7/2023) - I went out early this morning for another walkabout, this time by myself as there was some confusion as to where I was meeting up with Chuck and Susan. While they were wandering about town looking down every street, knocking… 
A do nothing day… (3/8/2023) - I'm retired and so am allowed to do nothing once in a while. 🙂 I woke up to the sound of raindrops so decided it wasn't a good day for a walk. I spent a bunch of time online instead,… 
Market Day (3/9/2023) - Thursdays are market day for a lot of the expats living in Cotacachi. There is a very well attended market held in an outdoor parkade next to one of the central squares in town. Since the weather has dried out… 
Pickleball in Cotacachi! (3/10/2023) - While having a taste of wine yesterday at the Fonda wine store, I ran into a nice lady from Burnaby, BC. - Eileen Floyd. She mentioned that she played pickleball here in Cotacachi and invited me to join the online… A Morning Walk (3/12/2023) - I met up with Chuck and Susan Bussey again this morning for a 'short' walk. After it was all said and done, we did over 5 kilometers through a very scenic area just outside of town. After all the rain… 
Leather Street (3/16/2023) - Many of my posts mention 'Leather Street', so named for the many stores that offer finely crafted leather products. The actual street name is '10 de Augusto'. I took a walk down about a three block stretch of the street… 
Cotacachi Botanical Garden (3/19/2023) - It was a great morning for a walk with high overcast clouds allowing me to see the tops of the mountains unobscured. Chuck and Susan and I headed out towards the outskirts of town to locate the botanical gardens. We… 
A Visit to a Craftsman Shop (3/21/2023) - While on my morning walk today I came across this shop on the road coming back into town. I peeked into the window and there was a craftsman inside working on a carving. He noticed me and came to the… 
Cotacachi – A Foodie’s Dream… (3/23/2023) - I went for a walk this morning to find the new supermarket in town, the San Martin Supermercado. It is a bit of a hike for me, living in the centre of town. It is kind of on the outskirts…