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Monday 09 December 2024
Highlights: Cotopaxi National Park, Hiking around Laguna De Limpiopungo, spotting a condor
On Day 4 of our G Adventure Ecuador tour we had to adjust our itinerary bringing forward our days in Baños due to protests near Tena. This also meant our visit to Cotopaxi National Park was brought forward.
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Sunday 08 December 2024
Highlights: Tahuantinsuyo Weaving Workshop, trying bizcoho and agave nectar, enjoying the views and the hot springs waters at Papallacta.
We woke to sunshine and the rain gone. Walking out of our room we breathed fresh air as we went to breakfast and returned to horses walking outside our room!
(more…)Saturday 07 December 2024
Highlights: Otavalo Handicrafts Market, Peguche Community Home organic lunch, Peguche Waterfall
We were off on our Ecuador Amazon and Volcanoes tour with an early morning start to Otavalo. We meet the rest of the group before boarding our bus for the next week.
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Friday 06 December 2024
Highlights: El San Francisco, Chocolate tasting, Church of the Society of Jesus, Basílica del Voto Nacional, Intiñan Equator Museum
With less than 4 hours of sleep, we were ready to start our Quito City Tour & Equator Line day tour and begin our Ecuador experiences!
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American Airlines
Date: 05 December 2024
Flight Number: AA473
Gate: 46 (Terminal D)
Seat: 12C & 12D (Economy)
Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8
Boarded: 18:30
Pushback: 19:11 (Scheduled 18:51)
Take off: 19:37
Arrived: 23:22 (Scheduled 23:06)
Scheduled Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes
Actual Duration: 4 Hours 11 minutes
Distance: 2,875 km
This flight was from Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO – Quito, Ecuador).
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Thursday 05 December
Highlights: Frost Museum of Science (Miami)
Our moving day to Quito, Ecuador was here as we woke up excited. We enjoyed the hotel’s buffet breakfast, and then we packed and stored our bags. We had one final objective for Miami – a visit to the Frost Museum of Science.
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Wednesday 04 December 2024
Highlights: The Everglades National Park experience – birds, alligators and an airboat ride, the fanatic atmosphere of an NBA game (Miami Heat versus the LA Lakers).
We had planned for today an event I have been looking forward to for over a year, a visit to the Everglades about a 40-minute drive from Miami.
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Tuesday 03 December 2024
Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach, The street art in Wynwood, The Cuban experiences in Little Havana, getting lost on the Metromover (monorail)
Our first full day in Miami was ahead of us. The morning was very casual, locking in plans for the next few days and checking our upcoming G Adventure Tours and activities in Ecuador, starting with late-night arrival on Thursday, were in order.
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Monday 02 December 2024
Highlights: Speedboat Sighting around Maimi’s Coastline
After a long and enjoyable Day 3 of the trip we moved onto the difficult task of getting to Maimi in overnight flights.
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American Airlines
Date: 02 December 2024
Flight Number: AA2371
Gate: 56
Seat: 10A & 10B (Economy)
Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8
Boarded: 07:35
Pushback: 08:06 (Scheduled 08:00)
Take off: 08:23
Arrived: 09:03 (Scheduled 09:14)
Scheduled Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes
Actual Duration: 57 minutes
Distance: 309 km
This flight was from Orlando International Airport (MCO – Orlando, USA) to Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA).
This was the second of two flights, see here for the Los Angeles to Orlando flight review.
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