Hey friends! We're here in Quito Ecuador. It's a blue sky day, no clouds in sight, and alot cooler than good ol' Calgary which is nice for a change. We stayed the night at a hostel called Hostal Jhomana. It's great, a little pricy for South America as I've gathered, but for our first night we figured we could splurge. Pretty soon Mike, Stacey, and I are headed out to explore Quito, and then we're catching a bus to Mindo, a little town recommended to us by a friend. I'm excited for that. The mountains on the edge of Quito was the first thing I saw this morning and it was awesome. Breakfast was small and simple. Hmm...yup that's about it. We woke up about an hour ago, so that's my experience of Quito so far. Hope everyone's having a blast doing what you're doing. Miss you all!
Much love,
Vikki (and Stacey, we're pretty much the same person)
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Gettin ready....
So...Stac and I are in agreement that packing sucks. Our bags are way too full, but we need everything that's in there. I thought I was such a light packer..until I actually put everything in my bag. Sick.
But...we're super stoked on this trip. I guess I should explain to those out of the loop what this trip is all aboot. Mike (the little bro) and I made the Canadian National Climbing Team this year, so we're headed to Ibarra, Ecuador to compete at the World Youth Climbing Championships. It's an annual event, and we're both psyched to compete. Stac is one of the assistant coaches which is wicked. Our head coach is Andrew Wilson, and the other assistant coaches include Jamie Chong and Knut Rokne. It's a sweet coaching staff, and the team is always amazing.
Mike, Stacey and I decided to head down a few weeks early to get acclimatized to the altidude, as well as to try and score some training time on the competition wall in Ibarra. We're flying into Quito, the capital of Ecuador on July 30th. After that we're headed to a little town called Mindo just north of Quito for a few days to just chill out and get some culture. Then, we'll hop on a bus and go to Ibarra until August 16th, when we have to head back to Quito to meet up with the team, as well as our parents and Chris (the big bro). We have a few days of training in Quito, and then head back to Ibarra for the competition which takes place from August 22-26. (The rents are headed on a rainforest tour while we train...lucky ones).
After the competition ends, our family is going to go on a boat tour through the Galapagos Islands, and then we're headed to Peru for a hike up the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. While the rest of the fam flies home after that, Stac and I are left on our own to do whatever we please (what that is, we have no clue at the moment).
So stay tuned friends, and we'll let you know what happens. Knowing the Weldon family, there will be many stories to tell!
Love,
Vikki
But...we're super stoked on this trip. I guess I should explain to those out of the loop what this trip is all aboot. Mike (the little bro) and I made the Canadian National Climbing Team this year, so we're headed to Ibarra, Ecuador to compete at the World Youth Climbing Championships. It's an annual event, and we're both psyched to compete. Stac is one of the assistant coaches which is wicked. Our head coach is Andrew Wilson, and the other assistant coaches include Jamie Chong and Knut Rokne. It's a sweet coaching staff, and the team is always amazing.
Mike, Stacey and I decided to head down a few weeks early to get acclimatized to the altidude, as well as to try and score some training time on the competition wall in Ibarra. We're flying into Quito, the capital of Ecuador on July 30th. After that we're headed to a little town called Mindo just north of Quito for a few days to just chill out and get some culture. Then, we'll hop on a bus and go to Ibarra until August 16th, when we have to head back to Quito to meet up with the team, as well as our parents and Chris (the big bro). We have a few days of training in Quito, and then head back to Ibarra for the competition which takes place from August 22-26. (The rents are headed on a rainforest tour while we train...lucky ones).
After the competition ends, our family is going to go on a boat tour through the Galapagos Islands, and then we're headed to Peru for a hike up the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. While the rest of the fam flies home after that, Stac and I are left on our own to do whatever we please (what that is, we have no clue at the moment).
So stay tuned friends, and we'll let you know what happens. Knowing the Weldon family, there will be many stories to tell!
Love,
Vikki
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