http://www.ecuador.com/news/
OK, you can call me a wimp...no matter.
The volcano outside of Quito is intensifying. You can see videos of the latest from the link above. Whoa.
Well, Arnette, THIS can give one 'pause'...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Christmas is over and the deer are out to pasture
The deer tell us that our deer proof garden is working. While we're packing to visit Bob and Rox in Ecuador, our four legged friends outside are helping.
Nancy found a "travel packing site" that appears to cater to worldwide backpacking folks. It gives tips on how to get that last item into the backpack. One such technique is to drop the pack from about shoulder height onto the floor. I figured if a little drop was good at compacting your pack, then a bigger drop would be better. I dropped our suitcase from the second floor mezzanine and it worked!! I would advise, however, that you take the computer out of the bag first.
Nancy said I would have to refinish the living room floor before we go.
--Rich
Nancy found a "travel packing site" that appears to cater to worldwide backpacking folks. It gives tips on how to get that last item into the backpack. One such technique is to drop the pack from about shoulder height onto the floor. I figured if a little drop was good at compacting your pack, then a bigger drop would be better. I dropped our suitcase from the second floor mezzanine and it worked!! I would advise, however, that you take the computer out of the bag first.
Nancy said I would have to refinish the living room floor before we go.
--Rich
Monday, January 7, 2008
some links for travelers
Before I forget --
Here are some good links for travelers...
seatguru.com Gives you seat information for a variety of planes. We l;earned 'bulkhead' isn't always the seats we want for more leg room. Depends on the plane.
magellans.com Good travel supply products, including 'buzz off' clothing.
Rich has new pics of the snow/river here that I think he'll be sharing later.
With all this 'weather' here, hard to get our heads wrapped around 'tropical', but we're working on it.
==N
Here are some good links for travelers...
seatguru.com Gives you seat information for a variety of planes. We l;earned 'bulkhead' isn't always the seats we want for more leg room. Depends on the plane.
magellans.com Good travel supply products, including 'buzz off' clothing.
Rich has new pics of the snow/river here that I think he'll be sharing later.
With all this 'weather' here, hard to get our heads wrapped around 'tropical', but we're working on it.
==N
Active volcano today
Just saw this on the news...outside of Quito.
Ecuadorians flee volcanic risk
**At least 1000 people in Ecuador have been evacuated amid concerns that a volcanic eruption is imminent.< http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7170000/newsid_7174400?redirect=7174455.stm&news=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&asb=1 >
OK, I'm blog-challenged, and trying to get the actual feed uploaded, but this gives you a link.
You'll be sure we'll be watching this one. We leave for Quito 1/16.
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Ecuadorians flee volcanic risk
**At least 1000 people in Ecuador have been evacuated amid concerns that a volcanic eruption is imminent.< http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7170000/newsid_7174400?redirect=7174455.stm&news=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&asb=1 >
OK, I'm blog-challenged, and trying to get the actual feed uploaded, but this gives you a link.
You'll be sure we'll be watching this one. We leave for Quito 1/16.
==N
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year!
Whoops, forgot to wish everyone a Happy New 2008!
I'm sure Rich will be chiming in later, too. I'll let him tell all about our re-packing exercise yesterday...
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I'm sure Rich will be chiming in later, too. I'll let him tell all about our re-packing exercise yesterday...
==N
Speaking of knitting...
For all the knitters out there, and all those who are curious, this book is fabulous!
It's not just about knitting... the author spent alot of time in So America and adds bits of stories, too. A little history, a little culture of the Andrean folks artists, their traditions and customs. Several of the patterns are adaptations from the Incan Empire.
I love this book! Interesting to see the subtle changes in the patterns, colors and designs from country to country. Even Rich is impressed with this book.
You can find it on Amazon, or your favorite book store. I recently gave copies to one of my best friends and Mom and they love it, too. Both are superb knitters, so I'm sure they will figure out the patterns just fine. Since I'm such a novice knitter (if you can call it knitting!), I'm just enjoying the pics and the articles for now. I think you will, too.
OK, it looks like I managed to get a pic up on the blog from the web....that's progress.
More later...
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