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...
by Dian Turner | Aug 13, 2023 | 2023, EUROPE, IRELAND, LATEST POST
The next few days flew by quickly as we moved further north …from castle to castle staying at 3 of the most beautiful. We decided to try and visit Ashford castle/hotels (way over our budget) but on the way to our next overnight lodging. When we pulled up to the gate,...
