AFTER Ecuador heading to San Fracisco

Didn't do a very good job of keeping this journal so instead of trashing it completely, I'll add what I can when I can.

The trip to Ecuador was great.  Despite all the reading (primarily The Beak of the Finch and travel sites online) and research on how to get there, get around and what to see, Ecuador was a bit of a surprise.  It appeared to be more advanced than Peru and, perhaps, even Chile (though we were there 10 years ago.)  There were many people in traditional dress, but also the general feel was of a reasonably dynamic country.