by Dian Turner | Jan 10, 2024 | 2024, ECUADOR, LATEST POST, SOUTH AMERICA, The Amazon
The Amazon…finally here! I have always wanted to experience what some refer to as one of Mother Nature’s “masterpieces”… the rainforest. Since Connie and I had been given a free cruise in Galapagos ….due to me being food poisoned last year on our boat… I felt like...
by Dian Turner | Jan 8, 2024 | 2024, ECUADOR, LATEST POST, SOUTH AMERICA, The Amazon
This morning, we took a paddle Canoe ride down the Black River into the interior of the Natl Park. And when I say black, I mean black! We saw lots of monkeys…There are 10 species of monkeys, but we only saw 4. We heard some Red Howler monkeys … their growling sounds...
by Dian Turner | Jan 3, 2024 | 2024, ECUADOR, LATEST POST, SOUTH AMERICA, The Amazon
A very unique experience today was a visit to Clay Lick by motorboat – a huge cliff of orange clay the birds and monkeys love to munch on because of the calcium and other minerals the clay contains. Hundreds of parrots (maybe thousands…too many to count🤪) have...
by Dian Turner | Aug 15, 2023 | 2023, EUROPE, IRELAND, LATEST POST
Although I came to Ireland a decade ago for my birthday…. I was excited when my girlfriends and I decided to explore Southern Ireland this summer. Flying into Dublin, and arriving without a wink of sleep during the 8 hr flight, thoroughly exhausted, we were greeted by...
by Dian Turner | Aug 14, 2023 | 2023, EUROPE, IRELAND, LATEST POST
Leaving Belfast, and headed to our final destination of Dublin for two days, we decided to take the seaside route and go through the Morin mountains. It was a beautiful drive. It only added an hour to our trip. Clontarf Castle in Dublin was our final lodging. This is...
