First of all, since my last post in 2023, my husband of 26 years, Kirk Lawrence-Howard, passed away of Covid, six months after our March 2024 early retirement to Cuenca, Ecuador. He received world class healthcare but was unable to fight off the virus. There is a memorial page for him with much more information at http://kirklawrence.com.
Kirk and I had planned to explore Ecuador and the wider world, and I am going to live out that dream, largely as a solo traveler. Since I no longer have social media, I’m going to use this site to document my future travels.
On my current two year temporary Ecuadorian visa, I’m only allowed 90 days out of the country until I get my permanent visa in January of 2026. At that point I’ll have more available days to travel more widely out of Ecuador. So I’ve decided to make weeklong trips within Ecuador every month until this January.
This is my upcoming travel schedule:
- May 2025: Sisid Anejo, Ingapirca, and Biblian
- June 2025: Chimborazo, Quito, Mindo
- July 2025: Cotopaxi and Quilatoa
- August 2025: Izhcayluma
- September 2025: Kapawi Ecolodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon
- October 2025: TBD
- November 2025: Loja
December holidays in Cuenca are magical, so I will likely stay around the city, and I have a guest coming early December for two weeks.
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