An overland journey with six kids and two dogs from Fairbanks, Alaska to Patagonia
We saw the Nasca lines. We saw the tree and the lizard and the hand. We wanted to go on the airplane, Annabelle and I really wanted to go – it spins around in circles and goes on its side. … Continued
We were just pulling into Lima when the trailer’s tire caught on fire. Again. Dad pulled over on a street that coincidentally had a number of mechanic shops and started to talk to the guys there whilst we went to … Continued
We went to Lima today and it turns out one of the biggest playgrounds in the world was actually made out of TIRES and that made mom go we can’t go because it will be burning hot. Lima had awesome … Continued
Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru Somehow I keep forgetting write blog posts. I could have sworn I wrote a blog post somewhere around Loja—where I was starting this post off before I double checked. The drive between Cuenca and Loja wasn’t … Continued
Today I woke up and had a bagel for breakfast, after that I hid in bed to read, but mother found me, after doing morning chores I started to write Fanfiction and read, when dad asked me if I wanted … Continued
Blog Post, January 29, 2013 I miss Tater-Tots. And fountain drinks. The first thing I’m going to do when we get back to America is drink a huge fountain drink. I didn’t know I missed it until I realize it’s … Continued
Ecuador is where I first became introduced to “cloud forests”. These “cloud forests” sound at least fifty percent more lovely than they actually are. The idea of a forest being hidden in the clouds seems very mystical and surreal, but … Continued
We meandered along the Pan American Highway that drove through the Ecuadorian Andes, up to more than 12,000 feet and then down to 1.400 feet. The Pan American splits at Riobamba and again at Loja and heads into the lowlands but we … Continued
It’s been a while since my last post and I kind of forgot where I left off last time so I’m just going to post about our recent travels. A lot happened in Otavalo. Our dog died, I fainted, I … Continued
We left Otavalo with our new dog, Lucy, and headed towards Quito. The driving day was short, and we started around late afternoon but it took us till around twilight to get through. We continued on for a while until … Continued