Blog posts about anything and everything…

Below I have added a section that includes some thoughts and writings about my plans and what I am doing during retirement…

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… Read More ...
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… Read More ...
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… Read More ...
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 5kilometers through a very scenic area just outside of town. After all the rain and… Read More ...
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… Read More ...
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… Read More ...
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,… Read More ...
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… Read More ...
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… Read More ...
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… Read More ...