Tuesday February 27, 2018 Garmin

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Tuesday February 27, 2018

I met Pedro today to update my Garmin maps to include all of South America for $30. As you can see here Colombia is definitely included.

Map to Tulua is showing up, Yeah!

So it says I could be there in about 11 hours...  Fat chance of that

It shows door to door of 1,042 kms in 11 hours...  I wonder if it takes into account the stop at the border and getting thrown in jail...  Averaging 100 kms an hour is simply ridiculous for such a trip.  Twice that time is about right.

I was also supposed to help a local take photos of a business they hope to sell (a cafe already closed for 6 months) but they begged off sick, so more boredom of waiting for something to happen.

I did have an ad in GringoPost yesterday and actually got a bite from someone I have met who has come to the OBG dances, on behalf of his sister, .. and she has also contacted me now, so please cross your fingers for me.  This is the kind of buyer that I want and I will make them a very sweet deal..............

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Al

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Sunday February 25, 2018 Cajas Trip

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Sunday February 25, 2018

 I got a surprise invitation to a gathering of (Ecuadorian) photographers from Guayaquil Quito, Ambato and Cuenca to go to the Cajas range of the Andes early this morning.  We went past Tres Cruces at 4,167 meters (you do the math) and the idea was to hike up to the highest point in the area.   Thank you Marcos Armijos for bringing me along.

I thought that I would be the only gringo, but I did talk to one other, and also to Kelly from Hearts Of Gold who was there with her Ecuadorian photographer husband, Eduardo.
I even made use of my Polarizer filter which hasn't been out for a couple of years.  I think it made a nice difference since the sky was mostly a hazy blue.

We walked down the highway a ways, and then started to climb, and climb, and eventually everybody stopping for breath every few steps.  At one point I decided that I probably wasn't going to get much better shots from above, so I quit climbing and concentrated on getting decent angle shots and began a slow trek down, getting off the track somewhere...  I could see the highway below so I just made my way down, and down, trying not to fall.  By the time I got to the highway, I was exhausted, and then it was about a mile of uphill to our starting point.  My feet and legs were burning so I thumbed a ride....  Then I had the best trout lunch ever in Ecuador followed by a lovely cold beer.

Life is good, but I would rather be with my wife in Colombia right now...

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