A few night photos, a stroll behind our home, and a thought about something I miss.

The people we were house sitting for recently live close to a major Catholic University here in Cuenca, so we took the opportunity to photograph the building, it is beautiful.  We strolled the three dogs up to Ave. de Las Americas in the early evening, and took some photos. 





OUR STROLL YESTERDAY.

During our walk with Oscar yesterday along the road behind our house, we found an impromptu soccer game.  We always say to ourselves, "Don't leave the house without a camera", and of course we had.  So we went back home and grabbed a few cameras, then we went back to the game. 

These players were very happy to have their pic's taken.

They were having a blast. 



This guy showed up out of nowhere during the game. 

LOL, Ecuador.





 SOMETHING I MISS.

A friend here in Cuenca, Al, thought about getting a trip together to see the Persiod Meteor Shower last night, the trip didn't pan out, so we set our alarm to see what the night sky would be like at our house at 3 a.m. and then again around 5 a.m., it was total cloud coverage. 

No Meteorites last night, but it made us think about the times we witnessed this incredible Astronomical event from Kayaks.

For eight years, every August we would pack up our trusty Honda Element with our sea kayaks, and travel from Chicago to a campground in Quebec.   We would leave our jobs and home, and travel about 1,250 miles to
"Paradis Marin".

There are no cell phone towers, no computers, no TV's.  Just the campground and the whales.  Due to the unique location of the campground, we were able to throw our boats in the water and kayak with whales.  We saw Blue, Fin, Humpback, Minke, Sperm and Beluga whales, from our Kayaks. 

We would take night kayaking tours on each trip, (we knew we could not negotiate the waters in total darkness on our own.)  We would paddle out, and lean back on our boats and watch Meteor showers, the tour guide would drop a microphone into the water so we could listen to the "Canaries of the Sea", or in other words, Belugas. 

During those night paddles we had the opportunity to experience seeing Bioluminescence; when our paddles touched the water, or our hands for that matter, the water would glow green and gold. 

Our Campsite:

We would pitch our tent and our screen room,
it was our separate kitchen area.

This is a pic of me watching two Fin Whales swim by. 

One of the coolest things ever. 

Check out how huge they are compared to me!!!

At Paradis Marin Campground, you just take a seat on the rocks and watch the whales go by. 

We would go to sleep at night, and wake up in the morning, with the sounds of the whales passing by, truly unbelievable!!

We are happy in Cuenca, but it is August, and I miss this annual trip. 

We will be going back to Hosteria Mandala in a few weeks to get a chance to see Humpback Whales.  We need a Whale fix.

Cuenca is wonderful, but I miss Paradis Marin in August.