After three months in Ecuador, we packed up our belongings and headed to Peru. The flight from Guayaquil to Lima is under two hours. We flew on a Monday, and the airports were empty. We got through immigration in Peru in less than 5 minutes. At the time we traveled, we did not need COVID tests. Peru required either a…
It was bittersweet saying goodbye to our new friends and San Jose. That month on the beach was like summer camp. Amazingly, we bonded with all the families that attended for the month. We will be looking to recreate that dynamic again during our travels. Our friend Johny helped coordinate a bus to Guayaquil for four families. We enjoyed hanging…
Watch out! The Watkins are on the move. We took off for Ecuador for the start of our South American adventure. We are excited to be traveling again. The Flights We flew Spirit Airlines from Atlanta to Guayaquil, Ecuador. We had a layover in Ft. Lauderdale. We chose Spirit Airlines because it is considerably cheaper than other airlines. It is…
Michael’s family lives in Arizona, so we try to get out there to visit at least once a year. This was our second visit this year. Our first visit was in July and it was hot. The weather was much nicer this time. We stayed with Michael’s sister and family. They have a beautiful house with an acre of land,…
Skydiving is something Michael and I always wanted to do, but now that we have kids it is not on the top of our bucket list. Indoor skydiving is the next best thing. We have had an iFLY voucher for over two years and we finally got around to doing it. You can use the voucher at any iFLY and…
When we were in Seattle, Michael could not resist flying up to Alaska. “We are so close!” He said. Michael was only four states away from having been to all 50, and Alaska is a tough one, so I was not going to argue. Also, it is true. We were the closest we have ever been. We found a cheap…
This year, Thanksgiving will not be the Thanksgiving we had imagined, but that is true for many families this year. We planned a large Thanksgiving with family. My brother in California was going to fly to North Carolina with his family. He was going to get to see our Stepmother who is very ill. Cousins were going to see each…
We said goodbye to Nicaragua and headed back to the United States. Commercial airlines are not yet flying in and out of Nicaragua, so we booked a charter flight from Managua, Nicaragua to Miami, Florida. From Miami, we flew Delta Airlines to Atlanta. We were nervous about getting on airplanes and heading back to the United States. We were not…