Bill's Big Trip "Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die for. Imagine all the people living life in peace. Imagine all the people sharing all the world. I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one." John Lennon

Photos: Athens Greece

GREECE | Saturday, 19 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cobo Polonio

URUGUAY | Monday, 7 Jul 2014 | Photo Gallery

Cobo Polonio, Uraguay

URUGUAY | Monday, 7 Jul 2014 | Views [282]

I was headed through Uraguay on my way to Buenas Aires Argentina and was looking for some place off the beaten path. Met some people on the bus and they recommended a place called  Cabo Polonio. I found it on the map and bought my bus ... Read more >

Photos: Cuenca, Ecuador

ECUADOR | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2014 | Photo Gallery

Cuenca,Ecuador

ECUADOR | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2014 | Views [488] | Comments [1]

A brief but nice stopover in Cuenca. I don't have the pics downloaded yet. I'm off to Peru tonight, not sure how long of abus ride. Some items you may find interesting about Ecuador. All guns are outlawed, the police I have seen do not carry guns. Bank ... Read more >

Amazon Rainforest

ECUADOR | Sunday, 15 Jun 2014 | Views [288]

It was about an eight or nine hour bus ride from Quito to the starting point for the rain forest trip. From there it was about  1 1/2 hour boat ride to the Samona lodge. The lodge is pretty rustic,(see pictures, I haven't figured out captions). ... Read more >

Photos: Amazon Rainforest - Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

ECUADOR | Sunday, 15 Jun 2014 | Photo Gallery

Otovalo market and Quito central plaza

ECUADOR | Monday, 9 Jun 2014 | Views [520] | Comments [2]

First off special thanks to Sheri, she was able to figure out how to transfer photographs from my android phone to my iPad and then get them on the blog. See picture. I'm not much of a shopper but it was nice to walk around the market. The one thing ... Read more >

Friday June 6 Quito Ecuador

ECUADOR | Saturday, 7 Jun 2014 | Views [336]

Good day, mountain biking and hiking in Cotopaxi National Park about 30 miles south of Quito. No entrance fee, hooked up with two German and two Swiss college students. Pretty humbling, I was beat, the ride and hike were between 10000 and 11000 ... Read more >

Tags: hike and bike

Photos: Quito2

ECUADOR | Friday, 6 Jun 2014 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Quito

ECUADOR | Friday, 6 Jun 2014 | Photo Gallery

SD to Quito Ecuador

ECUADOR | Friday, 6 Jun 2014 | Views [455] | Comments [2]

Fairly uneventful. The day before the trip I had my credit card fraudulently used at the Alli Baba restaurant in El Cajon. Had to close the account, the new credit card was FedEx to Quito. See picture of Hupert delivering my credit card. Going through ... Read more >