Ecuador - Galapagos, Riobamba, Banos, Chimborazo, Quito

[Mike J]

My wife and I had the opportunity to go visit our daughter in Ecuador. She's been in Riobamba (90 miles south of Quito) for the last 9 months as a Rotary exchange student. She comes home on July 14th and we decided that we wanted to go visit her before then. She was in the Galapagos' a couple of months ago and wanted to go back with us. Who are we to say no? We spent 2 days on the island of Santa Cruz before going on a 4-night cruise around a few of the islands. We had a great time. Afterwards, we stayed with her host family in Riobamba and toured the local sites as well as an evening in Quito.

#1 Water Taxi in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island

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#2 The town of Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island

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#3 The beach at Puerto Villamil - 2 miles of sand

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#4 The bar at Iguana Point (Puerto Villamil)

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#5 From Puerto Villamil

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#6 From Riobamba

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#7 School children in Riobamba trying to catch minnows

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#8 This is one of my favorites for some reason... from downtown Riobamba

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#9 Going home from school in Banos...

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#10 The 2nd refuge on Chimborazo at 5,000 meters (that's 16,404 feet). We hiked up from the 1st refuge at 4,800 meters. One of the hardest things I've done!

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#11 Oldest church in Ecuador (1534)

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#12 Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) just outside of Quito. We are literally standing on the equator.

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[Rob Zijlstra]

Thanks for sharing Mike! Looks like you have (had) a nice trip!

 

[Mike J]

Thanks for sharing Mike! Looks like you have (had) a nice trip!

It was a great trip. Definitely want to go back and see some more.

 

[midocr]

Looks like a great trip Mike. I'd love to go there some day. I have a picture of my daughter standing on that same spot in #12, from when she was on a mission trip there.

 

[LyndeeLoo]

Great images, and as the others have stated, it looks as though you had a wonderful trip. I like all your images and thanks for sharing them. I especially like the last one; a great family portrait!!

 

[siinjen]

Beauty!

 

[Mike J]

Looks like a great trip Mike. I'd love to go there some day. I have a picture of my daughter standing on that same spot in #12, from when she was on a mission trip there.

It was an awesome trip. I highly recommend taking a cruise ship when you go:smile:. You can see more of the islands. If I were to do it again, I would opt for the longer 8-day cruise though. Cool about your daughter. How long was she there for?

Great images, and as the others have stated, it looks as though you had a wonderful trip. I like all your images and thanks for sharing them. I especially like the last one; a great family portrait!!

No problem. Thanks for looking.

Beauty!

:smile::smile::smile: Thanks.

 

[midocr]

Cool about your daughter. How long was she there for?

She was there for two weeks with her church group about two years ago. I didn't take the pics. I have copies of everything she had. :smile:

 

[alexf]

Beautiful set!

 

[Mike J]

She was there for two weeks with her church group about two years ago. I didn't take the pics. I have copies of everything she had. :smile:

I made sure I got copies of all the photos Sophie had - she's had horrible luck with cameras. She cracked the LCD of the P&S we sent her down with. The one we took down last month as a replacement just got stolen while they were on a beach trip. Bummer but good -lessons for a 16-year to learn.

 

[Mike J]

Beautiful set!

Thanks Alex. Lots of great memories from the 2 weeks there.