Sunset on our last night. | This is Whitman, our fabulous guide. | In fact, we were blessed with two fabulous guides! This is Daniel. | Amy with Stan and Claire. |
Half our group. (clockwise from left) Manifred, Claudia, Claire, Stan, Jim, Monica, Alaistair, Christine, Jot, Gretchen, and Mopps.
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And
the other half. (clockwise from left) Monica, Alistair, Christine, George,
John, Stan, Donald, Susan, David, Nikki, Barbara, Me, Amy, Jot, and Gretchen.
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On
our last morning, a pelican bid us adieu.
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We boarded our panga...
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One of my favorites of the crew. |
Before going to the airport, we stopped at a ranch to see 100-year-old, 500 lb. land tortoises.
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And the rare, but delightful Abogado Land Tortoise.
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We reluctantly shoved off.
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Bought souvenirs.
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And that night, Amy and I had dinner in Quito with the Patel sisters (whom we had met our first night in town) and compared notes on our trips.
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Nearly 20 hours later, I was home to my sweetheart and gave him his "I Love Boobies" (snicker, snicker) T-shirt. |