A dreary, rainy Saturday in Cotacachi

It has been raining off and on the past few days here in Cotacachi.  I did manage to get out for pickleball yesterday morning after a steady rain all night.  It cleared up a bit in the morning, then more Read More …

Reconnecting with good friends..

After a very long flight from Vancouver, through Mexico City and into Quito, I arrived in Cotacachi around 8:30 AM on Friday.  This is the first time I have flown in and arrived in the morning.  Usually the flights with Read More …

Cotacachi again…..December 2023

Well, I’m off to Cotacachi for another visit, this time over the Christmas holidays.  I’m looking forward to seeing how it is celebrated there.  I am also looking forward to seeing good friends Chuck and Susan Bussey, Roger and Malena Read More …

Changes…

I’ve been playing around with the structure of my website.  The top menu has been removed in favour of the featured pages list at the bottom.  I removed the stuff on the right side of the homepage so that the Read More …

Alone in Cotacachi

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 Read More …

One month in…..

Well, today marks exactly one month in to my retirement.  It has been a busy month trying to get organized with my finances, health insurance, actually getting access to my pension and retirement funds, etc.  It would seem that Johnson Read More …

Officially Retired!

Well, here I am, Monday morning, January 16th, 2023.  My first day after the weekend on my first day of not being paid or working for someone.  Giselle went to the office herself earlier this morning but left the coffee Read More …

Getting closer…..

My countdown says 29 days to retirement.  That is only 12 work days, as I have booked Christmas off, using up the last of my vacation days.  So, what have I been up to since my last post? Well, I Read More …

Feeling Rough

I’m feeling a bit rough today. My grandson was visiting over the weekend and he had a bit of a cold. I think I might have a touch of it coming on…. This is my first post in a series Read More …