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Ecuador 1 -La Mitad Del Mundo

My Millie Moo in her Ecuadorian hat Our trip from NZ is long and on our way to Ecuador, we stop in Santiago crossing the date line as we go. We leave Auckland at 4pm on the 19th Feb, arriving in Santiago at 11 am on the 19 th Feb, that’s 5 hrs before weContinue reading “Ecuador 1 -La Mitad Del Mundo”

Ecuador – The differences between New Zealand and Ecuador

trying on Rasta wigs Well for a starter the mountains in NZ are a very different shape and size and also we have been in Ecuador now for three weeks and we haven’t swum in any of the rivers and in the first two days in NZ we were swimming in dozens and dozens of rivers!!!! AnotherContinue reading “Ecuador – The differences between New Zealand and Ecuador”

Ecuador – An Unlucky Day

Ecuador – Quito Well today I had a really unlucky day because you see I have had a sore tooth for about a month on end which is really unfortunate. So mum told Dad to take me to the dentist and after to cut my hair, so we arrived at the dentist and sat downContinue reading “Ecuador – An Unlucky Day”

Ecuador Vivarium

Quito Today we went to a vivarium where there are all kinds of reptiles (including snakes). Mum hates snakes… Mum absolutely hates snakes, she says it’s the way they move in a slithery snake-ish way and also the way they poke their tongue out at you and hiss in a sly way! So she didn’tContinue reading “Ecuador Vivarium”

Ecuador – Snakes Alive

Quito When we went to the VIVARIUM we saw lots of snakes and lizards. It was really exciting, we even saw a Caiman which are little alligators. Dad said we would go to the Amazon Jungle and I was very excited to go. We saw a frog bigger than Dad’s fist – it was astonishing.Continue reading “Ecuador – Snakes Alive”

The Differences between NZ and Ecuador

In New Zealand it is very green but in Ecuador there are more colourful flowers because in New Zealand moths pollinate the flowers instead of butterflies and in Ecuador they wear their traditional clothes but in New Zealand they just wear jeans and a t shirt and in New Zealand there are no snakes andContinue reading “The Differences between NZ and Ecuador”

NZ – Having a Pepsi Moment

the tree house at Grandi and Gray’s – barely space for the three of them , somehow they make space. The kids are over the moon to see us. Five days has been a good break away for all of us. Hilary, who has been looking after them while we have been away, has indulgedContinue reading “NZ – Having a Pepsi Moment”

Adios New Zealand…

We say our sad farewells to Toby, Heather & family – our road trip and time together has been fantastic and we’re incredibly grateful for everything they’ve done for us. For the children in particular it’s going to be hard; they’ve cemented friendships and have spent the last 10 days together while Fi and IContinue reading “Adios New Zealand…”

New Zealand – A lovely home for a Hobbit

When we went to Hobbiton we saw lots of little holes that you can go in, they were really cool. We did not go into Bagend because you were not allowed inside. It looked very nice. I wish we could go inside Bilbo’s and Frodo’s house. It was a lovely home for a Hobbit. YouContinue reading “New Zealand – A lovely home for a Hobbit”

NZ – Little round doors

Today we went to Hobbiton! We arrived at the check out place with the family and Grandy and Grey. ( Zeb Loma and Thalia’s grandparents) – after we had paid we hopped into a bus and the driver talked and talked and talked and talked about very, very, very boring stuff and he said aboutContinue reading “NZ – Little round doors”