Adventures for the whole family

Bruno is about to leave Ecuador, taking the first step in our move to Indonesia.  In honor of the year he has spent living here and all his many visits before, I have compiled some of his most Ecuadorian experiences (to view as a larger slide show, just click any photo)…

Bruno was introduced to Ecuador doing labor on coastal banana plantations.

Up on Pichincha, Bruno asked me to marry him.

Bruno pulled Iguanas’ tails in Guayaquil.

We loved drinking right from the coconut.

We flew into possibly the worlds smallest international airport at an autonomous indigenous community in Panama. (Central America, but it’s nearby)

Bruno felt torn between the northern and southern hemispheres.

Bruno zip lined through the cloud forests of Mindo.

Bruno road horses in the campo (more than once)

Bruno hikes Machu Pichu (ok that’s not Ecuador, but it’s next door).

Bruno watched whales in the Pacific.

Bruno touched the snow on Cotopaxi.

Bruno watched Ecua-volley in the park.

Bruno got indefinite residence and a national ID card!

We got married under Ecuadorian law.

Llamas love Bruno, a little too much.

Bruno survived high altitude hikes.

Bruno tried to get as close to the sun as possible on Chimborazo (though we didn’t get very close at all)

Bruno played traditional music in the streets of Quito.

We hiked to the top of Pichincha.

Nacho the monkey fell in love with Bruno’s hair (or the gel in it).

Bruno tried his hand at bull fighting when the job market was tough.

Bruno made friends in Misahualli.

Bruno learned to shoot a blow gun to survive like the tribes of the Amazon.

Bruno swam in the Amazon in the Cuyabeno reserve.

Bruno hiked around the lake in a volcanic crater.

Bruno found critters in the Amazon.

Bruno swung at a Pilsner Pinata at his going away party.