On Saturday morning we attended a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Place of Hope soup kitchen in Cotacachi. This project was started by Micky Enright, a local realtor and expat living in Cotacachi. They serve breakfast to the elderly and…
We were kept awake most of the night from the workers setting up tents and a stage in Matriz Park, then the gardeners cleaning the park with their gas powered blowers. We came out in the morning to a transformed…
Yesterday was one of those vacation days where we did absolutely nothing, except for our usual walk somewhere unspecific. This time we headed eastward out of town towards Ibarra, at least I think it is east. My sense of direction…
Giselle and I love dining out, and today was no exception. After blogging a bit online and Giselle doing IT support for work early this morning, we headed out after the garbage truck arrived for a walk about town. We…
Every morning except Sunday, we are entertained by the musical garbage truck at precisely 8:00am. We can hear it about a block away, as it makes its way down the street, picking up the trash on Monday, Wednesday and Friday,…
Today, after meeting a friend for coffee, we took the bus to Otavalo with our new friend Bo from Texas. The busses here are wonderful. You can get from here to there, and everywhere in between for 35 cents. We…
I’m going to try to post more often here and turn this thing back into a blog. Giselle and I are back in Cotacachi, Ecuador for a two week vacation after a very busy spring and summer preparing things for…
Day two of the rally started off with registrations and organizing the start of the Poker Run. The route had been set up earlier in the year by our District Ride Coordinator, Keiller Gowans. He did a fantastic job finding…
Giselle and I have the distinct honour of serving on the board of the GWRRA North West Coast District. We helped out, along with the rest of the team in organizing a very successful rally in 100 Mile House, BC. …
After attending a seminar at the Ducati / BMW dealer in Vancouver in May, I decided to sign up for one of their sponsored Iron Butt Association rides. My plan was to do it two up with Giselle and some…