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A close-up of the super grass--this stuff was everywhere. - IMG 2813
Flight the first: from Austin to Dallas at about 2pm on the fifth (duration: 35min). - PICT0007 1
Extreme close-up of an extremely strange flower, found among the flora on the trail. - PICT0009
Another flower (or: Leslie has fun with the "macro" setting on her camera). - IMG 3021
A visit to the La Brea tar pits and attendant naturaly history museum. We also stopped by LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). - PICT0011
View: ocean and mossy rocks. (you can see how clear the water is) - IMG 2814
Flight the second: Dallas to Miami, at about 3pm (duration: 3hr 20min). - IMG 2827
This is our hostel in the middle of Quito. It´s quite well-appointed, with hot water (in a shared bathroom), telephone (shared), access to a kitchen and laundry facilities, and two comfy beds for $5/night each. - IMG 2835
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HOW LESLIE SPENT SUNDAY: While Bryan headed off to presentations, interviews, and bonding with other CS kids, Leslie wandered around La Jolla. - IMG 2833
We made a picnic in the foothills of the Andes with Hugo, his wife Rita, their daughter Ana, and a visiting friend Frank. It was quite beautiful. - IMG 3024
Leslie stands under a wonderful bone arch. It may seem like a waste of fossil-type bones, but apparently they found many millions of bones, more than they need, so they just had someone spend some quailty time with the extras and some expoxy. - IMG 2834
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The view of Quito from Adrián´s apartment, taken the morning after we arrived. - PICT0002
A trail, along the bluff, above the ocean, in the morning. - IMG 3026
This was the Japanese art building. Inside and out the place was beautiful, but inside no pictures were allowed. - PICT0003 001
Looking the other way. - IMG 2817
No, really. This is a different flight. This one left from Miami going to Santiago, Chile at about 10pm on the fifth. On the flight dinner and breakfast were served, and we each got our own personal eye covers to sleep. (duration: 7hrs). - PICT0018
There are caves down there that gave La Jolla its name. - IMG 2836
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The friendly proprietor of our hostel, Don Rueben, a retired civil engineer. - IMG 2831
There was a big footrace (about 5000 runners) on Sunday near our hostel. We went out to watch the goings-on. - IMG 2818
We arrived in Santiago at about 7am (time there is the same as eastern). We got a coupon for lunch, and only had to wait through the 11hr layover. Here is your humble narrator getting a little sleep in the terminal. - IMG 2820
Sunset in Santiago, many hours of waiting later. We forgot to take a picture of our last flight from Santiago to Quito that lasted about 5 hours. The total travel time was about 34 hours. Whee. - PICT0017 001
Looking down at kayaks in goldfish point. If you look closely, you can see a few bright orange fish in the water. - PICT0035
Some surfers. - IMG 2839
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The sculpture garden in back. - PICT0032 001
More beach. Leslie stretches out with a novel. - IMG 3025
The tar pits themselves. Stinky yet not at all scenic.