Hola from beautiful Ecuador,
Today has been full of excitement as we started the day by tasting Miriam and Mimi´s fantastic eucalyptus truffles (WOW) I can honestly say I´ve never had anything like it. We said tearful goodbyes to Miriam and Luiz and headed back to Quito with a dear friend (local Ecuadorian woman) who is helping us locate sources (ingredients) for Miriam.Tomorrow, we will travel five hours to stay with a cacao plantation owner who appears to have excellent potential as a source.
Riding in the back of a pick-up truck is becoming second nature now. It´s kind of like riding a bike – it´s all coming back to me and I love it! Tomorrow we´ll put our backsides to the test when we travel south in the back of a truck…we all agree that we´re up for the adventure and after a full-recovery from Montezuma´s revenge (which I am so glad that mi amiga Jody made public on the blog 🙂 I am up for anything.
So stay tuned my friends. The adventure continues and trust me when I say, you are all with us. We are stockpiling chocolate for our return trip so we can share a little taste of Ecuador.
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Rock on Ladies!! and hang on tight!!- wear a helmet if you have one or better yet make one out of cocunuts! Love and miss you! You are all in the Lannin Family’s prayers.
No kidding Mary! The ride was well worth it as the day after we arrived, we harvested cacao on our friend Samuel´s 250 acre farm. The pulp inside a cacao seed is muchos deliciouso. Looking forward to seeing you very soon.
I just love reading about your adventures! Can’t wait to see you in the flesh, though — I miss you! xo
So glad you´ve enjoyed the blog. It´s been quite an adventure. Miriam and Luiz received the transfer of funds and sent us a very sweet email back. We have been staying with a local family (just outside of Quito) for the last two days. They are incredible hosts. Loving life in Ecaudor. See you soon!