One Year Away

Penny

Although our One Year Away ended more than a year and a half ago, we are back on the road…  Only for three weeks this time around.  As a result, we are getting back into our old habits and will be blogging about our adventures in Ecuador, the Galapagos and the Florida Keys.

A lot has happened since our last post.  Here are some highlights:

• After living with my brother and sister-in-law for 2 months (they were amazing hosts), we bought our first place – a small condominium in downtown Toronto
• We got a gorgeous puppy and named him Dexter (he is the best dog in the world)
• Joe started a company with one of his friends
• We got married FINALLY on May 23rd, 2009
• We are now on our honeymoon

Many of our friends and family asked “were does a couple go on their honeymoon when they have been around the world?”  Our answer was Ecuador and the Galapagos.  Our love for trekking, nature and wildlife was what pushed us to book this trip.  What is better than swimming with sea lions and watching large tortoises slowly slugging their way through life.

Only 36 hours after getting married, Joe and I were off to the airport.  Getting ready for the trip had taken a back seat to wedding planning, therefore, Sunday night and Monday morning were very hectic with packing.  We loaded our new top-loading backpacks with all the necessities for life at sea and on mountain tops.  We used all the learnings from our last trip to pack as light as possible, this resulted in both of our packs coming to less than 12 kg each.

My parents who were still in Toronto drove us to the airport.  During the ride, I let my mom know all she needed about Dexter:  how much he eats, when he poos, what toys he likes… They have been kind enough to take him to Montreal for three weeks. 

After a lengthy inspection at customs which is always relatively unpleasant, we got to our gate. At 10AM we were in our seats getting ready for take off…  Wanderlust had been calling for a while now.  I just hope that three weeks will be enough to appease her!