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On the way back, the sidewalk is very uneven and Ruth was wearing shoes with very little traction. There was one sloping area and it was a bit sandy and that's where Ruth slipped and fell.

Our first flight takes off May 17th... a direct flight from Mexico City to Madrid, Spain.

It's just a small storefront, but in the back they have everything! We went there looking for a couple of catches and hinges for Igor's cupboard doors. 

It's actually slightly over two months. We leave May 17th and return July 23rd.

And as soon as you turn the light on, it goes invisible... it simply disappears. But then it comes back to haunt you five minutes after you turn the light off again.

My annual guys weekend away is taking place in St. John's, Newfoundland this year... September 1-5.

Once you have made the initial purchase and have drank all the water, you can exchange your empty garrafon for a full one.

Ah, the joys of working on a 33 year old vehicle!

On May 20th, we pick up a Russian built 4 wheel drive campervan and spend a month exploring the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. When we finish that June 19th, we are planning to go to China!

When family was here last month, Ruth had son in law Justin install some shelves in the kitchen. And there had been some other "art" on the walls that needed to go.

Rainy season runs June through September, although there can be some early rain in May, and last year we even had some rain into December, but that is rare.

We've been to all 32 states of Mexico. And we've been to all of the tourist hotspots... our first year in mainland Mexico back in 2008 we hit all of the popular beach spots like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Puerto Escondido, Mazatlan... even Acapulco.

I took our ATV up to a nearby maderaria (lumberyard) and the guy there gave me enough scraps for 100 pesos ($7.60 CAD, $5.60 USD) to be able to do the job.

One of the end panels is covered with a sort of a mactac woodgrain and it was already partially peeling, so I peeled off the loose stuff and saw this...

The subfloor had become rotten due to an unrepaired water leak many years ago, and in order to repair it, the kitchen countertop cabinet had to be removed.

So I resigned myself to the fact that this is going to be a big job... and I set out to get it done.

There had been a water leak from the line running from the fresh water tank under the kitchen countertop cabinet. I repaired it when we bought Igor, but the underlying water damage was still there.

We had a lot of fun showing other RV'ers why Mexico is such a great place to RV. It just has so much to offer.

And, of course last month we also took a two week "vacation" to Ecuador.

And we will spend that one week training course camping with Igor at the paragliding site at El Penon. That's the place we visited at the end of January on the way back from our last RV trip. It's about an hour from here.

But this time, we made it! Ecuador was country #74 for us. So, what did we think?

Obviously airfare was the number one expense for us, plus we ended up taking two other flights in country that we hadn't originally budgeted for.

But after three taxis, three airplanes, two subways, and a bus ride, all in 24 hours...we are exhausted!

We set off to explore downtown. First stop was a return to the basilica since there was decent visibility despite the clouds.

The Cuenca airport is very small, and we were soon through security and waiting in the departure lounge for our 7:45am flight.