Beside the Galapagos, the rest of Ecuador was rather unspectacular, as far as traveling goes. Guayaquil is just a run down port city. I did enjoy Montañita, a small beach town an hour north; where I got to party a little, and get in some surfing.
Quito had a bit more culture, but still only took a day to experience. Once Kim arrived, we decided we wanted to get out of the city and have a taste of the Amazon. We booked a short 3 days excursion. While we did get to see all of the things in the Amazon we were hoping for (monkeys, caimans, river dolphin, sloth, toucans, frogs, spiders, boa snake, etc.), the organization and professionalism of the tour left a bit to be desired.
Which leads me to my short rant. It bugs me when everyone in an area uses the saying 'welcome to.......(Ecuador for example)' to make reference to the poor process in which things run in the area. This implies that everyone knows that how things are done is not the best way, but you just have to accept it. Well if people would just not accept it, and expect that things were done better, then they would be. One of my biggest pet-peeves is people just accepting stupidity.
Ok, I am done. On to more travels :-)
Quito had a bit more culture, but still only took a day to experience. Once Kim arrived, we decided we wanted to get out of the city and have a taste of the Amazon. We booked a short 3 days excursion. While we did get to see all of the things in the Amazon we were hoping for (monkeys, caimans, river dolphin, sloth, toucans, frogs, spiders, boa snake, etc.), the organization and professionalism of the tour left a bit to be desired.
Which leads me to my short rant. It bugs me when everyone in an area uses the saying 'welcome to.......(Ecuador for example)' to make reference to the poor process in which things run in the area. This implies that everyone knows that how things are done is not the best way, but you just have to accept it. Well if people would just not accept it, and expect that things were done better, then they would be. One of my biggest pet-peeves is people just accepting stupidity.
Ok, I am done. On to more travels :-)
Love the Pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Sorry it takes so long to post new blogs and pics. It is partially finding the time and reliable WiFi, and also being the right frame of mind to write.
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