Jay and Joann's Journey

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Itinerary
  • Books
  • Finances

Monthly Archives: February 2016

Otavalo and Cuicocha Lake

February 18, 2016by joannstarknelson 4 Comments

Otavalo is a small town located about two hours north of Quito. It was the final destination of our 2-week trip to Ecuador. The place is most known for its indigenous crafts […]

Read Article →
Ecuador

Mindo Cloud Forest

February 14, 2016by joannstarknelson 8 Comments

Mindo is a small town set in a beautiful cloud forest in the foothills of the Andes mountains. To get there, we took a 2.5 hour bus ride from Quito. […]

Read Article →
Ecuador

Cotopaxi National Park

February 11, 2016by joannstarknelson 9 Comments

Cotopaxi is an active volcano in the Andes Mountains, about 30 miles south of Quito. We did a day trip to Cotopaxi National Park with CarpeDM tours. Normally, the tour […]

Read Article →
Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador

February 6, 2016by joannstarknelson 4 Comments

There are a number of things I’ve found interesting about Quito, and Ecuador in general: The city of Quito is long and narrow (25 miles long by 3 miles wide); […]

Read Article →
Ecuador

Volcán Pichincha

February 5, 2016by joannstarknelson 7 Comments

Quito’s closest volcano is Pichincha. Our first day in Quito, we hiked to the Rucu Pichincha summit. We started the hike from the top of the TelefériQo, which is just […]

Read Article →
Ecuador

Ecuadorian Amazon

February 2, 2016by joannstarknelson 9 Comments

Our 3 day tour of the Cuyabueno Wildlife Reserve in the Amazon (booked with Jamu Lodge) started from Lago Agrio. From there, it was a 2-hour drive to the entry […]

Read Article →
Ecuador

Post navigation

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • Manaslu and Annapurna Trek
  • Santorini, Greece
  • On the Road Again
  • 10 Lessons Learned from a 100 Mile Race
  • My First 100 Mile Run

Archives

  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • July 2021
  • November 2020
  • August 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • August 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Blogroll

  • Discuss
  • Get Inspired
  • Get Polling
  • Get Support
  • Learn WordPress.com
  • Theme Showcase
  • WordPress Planet
  • WordPress.com News

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Jay and Joann's Journey
    • Join 91 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Jay and Joann's Journey
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar