An overland journey with six kids and two dogs from Fairbanks, Alaska to Patagonia
We have been in Ecuador 15 days today. We left Otavalo and headed through Quito which was a pretty city. Quito had bad air pollution, lots of particulates in the air. Some seemed to come from a massive road project … Continued
We have spent a week in Otavalo, Ecuador. Otavalo is in northwest Ecuador at 7,940 feet (according to Max’s new watch with an altimeter). Otavalo has the biggest indigenous craft market in South America on Saturday. The parqueadero where we … Continued
A lot has happened in the past few days. I really should have been writing every night, but I’ve been a little afraid since my laptop no longer charges consistently. I think that’s a problem I haven’t brushed on yet: the … Continued
Posted on January 7, 2013 http://www.ryandecorso.us/blog/lost-louis/ On January 3rd, Trek broke out of a window in our trailer while we were away. He and Louis ran out of the parking lot, and Louis was hit by a car. I … Continued
Colombia We had planned on spending a short time in Colombia. People say that you can drive from Cartagena to Ecuador in a day or two as it is only about 700 miles. Our initial plan was to drive straight … Continued
We left Cartagena and headed into the heat. Our trailer and van were parked at an unattractive yard of dirt. The trailer was at least 115 degrees, and we couldn’t stay in there for more than five minutes, unless we … Continued
Leaving our hotel was an ordeal. Taxis had to be called in advance, dogs had to be retrieved, bags had to be repacked, and good bye’s had to be said. The trailer was in a storage, place, thing that was … Continued
One thing about Team DeCorso is that ALWAYS at the most dramatic moment possible, at the pinnacle of the worst part of whatever we are doing, SOMETHING will go wrong. And the drive to Medellín was no different. The drive to Medellín … Continued