TRAVEL SNAPSHOT: 109 Days in 2019

We began the year with a Bucket List trip to the Galapagos Islands and included an additional 4.5 weeks to explore several parts of mainland ECUADOR. We returned home for a couple of weeks and then flew to Cozumel Island MEXICO for our annual CANUSUKair SCUBA and snorkeling trip. The spring CTCO Rally took us to Merrickville for a couple of nights in early June; next up, a 1 week canoe trip in Temagami ON late July to early August. Then, LOAFin Around for 6 weeks in CANADA's Maritime Provinces from mid-August to the end of September. We had initially planned for a bit longer on the east coast, but a family get-together in Ontario, early October could not be missed. We had also intended on spending time in Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula, but Hurricane Dorian changed those plans. We finished our TC season with a second CTCO Rally in Quinte Isle, Ontario late September.

What's Next? ... We've scheduled an 8 week stay on MEXICO's Cozumel Island for part of winter 2020?? 

The map below is interactive. To view our route in detail you will need to begin by clicking on [  ] (top right corner) for full screen. Use the hand to pan and +/- to zoom and reduce, as needed. 

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This travel snapshot includes Trips 146 - 149 (from our TRIPS Index) and covers the calendar period noted below. 

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                                      PERIOD                         Duration              Adventure Days

                     Jan 03 > Sept 29, 2019             269 days                        109

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STATISTICS

1 - Abbey Visited
Abbaye De St-Benoit-Du-Lac QC

1 - Canoe Trip
Temagami ON

1 - Earthquake Survived
Olon ECUADOR (magnitude 5.9, building shook, the furniture moved noticeably!)

1 - Minor Surgery Suffered Through

Cockroach bite MX (Helen)

1 - Museum Enjoyed
Museo Casa del Abado EC

1 - Slotsdocking Site Dry Camped
New Brunswick Casino, Moncton NB

1 - Hurricane Escaped
Dorian near Kouchibouguac NB

2 - Provincial Parks Visited
Amherst Shore NS, de la Republique NB

2 - Time Zones Crossed: EST AT

Quinte Isle

2 - Truck Camper Rallies Attended
Merrickville and Quinte Isle ON

 Luckett Vineyard

3 - Vineyards Visited
NS Luckett Vineyard, Tidal Bay NB Richbucto River Wine Estate

4 - Countries Flown Into
CANADA  PANAMA  ECUADOR  MEXICO

5 - Moochdocking Nights Spent
Greenwood NS, Crapaud PE, Monkland ON

5 - National Parks Visited
ECUADOR - Galapagos, Cajas  
CANADA - Cape Breton NS, Kouchibouguac NB, La Mauricie QC

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

5 - UNESCO Sites Visited
ECUADOR - Quito, Maquipucuna Cloud Forest, Galapagos Islands, Cuenca 
CANADA - Joggins Fossil Cliffs NS

6 - Nights Spent in a Tent

Monument Lefebvre

7 - Canadian National Historic Sites Visited
NB - Monument Lefebvre, Fort Beausejour-Fort Cumberland, Fort Gasparaux
NS - Fort Edwards, St. Peters Canal, Alexander Graham Bell
ON - Fort Wellington

9h 31m - Hours of Bottom Time

11 - Airplane Flights
Toronto CANADA  to Panama City PANAMA to Quito ECUADOR / Quito to Guayaquil to Galapagos Islands / Galapagos Is. to Guayaquil to Quito / Guayaquil to Quito / Quito to Panama City to Toronto CANADA / Toronto CANADA to Cozumel Island MEXICO (return)

11 - Open Water Dives
MEXICO - Hotel Cozumel, La Francesca, Tormentos/Palancar, San Francisco Wall, San Clemente, Tunich Wall, Paradise Reef, Columbia Deep, Columbia Shallows, Santa Rosa Wall, Cedral Pass

21 - Travel Companions Connected With 
ECUADOR - Karen & Gerry 
MEXICO - Heather & Randy, Janet & Andy, Reese & Mark, Cathy & Fred, Melanie (Mel) & Morgan, April 
CANADA - Karen & Gerry, John, Paula & Jerry, Christa & Stefan, Bob, Chris & Rick

70 - Kilometres Paddled

109 - Adventure Days

Galapagos Islands

191 - Distance  Hiked (kms)

278 - Distance Sailed (kms) on board the Yacht Angelito

Meat Cove, Cape Breton Is. NS

5804 - Kilometres LOAFin Around

18190 - Total Airplane Travel (kms)

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 EXTREMES and SUPERLATIVES

Quito ECUADOR - The second highest capital city in the World at 2850 metres.

Basilica del Voto Nacional ECUADOR - The largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.

Fort Edwards NS - The oldest blockhouse in Canada.

Confederation Bridge PE/NB - The longest bridge in the World crossing ice-covered water. The toll bridge spans a 12.9 km stretch of the Northumberland Strait connecting Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick.

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 Galapagos Islands

We had a blast once again ... thanks for everyone's interest and comments. See you soon!

Wry & Crusty ...  Travel Safe!