Wordsmoker

If anyone is interested in one of them furrin locales, I will be in Costa Rica the first week of March. Think of it – ziplining through the rain forest, horseback riding through the rain forest, snorkeling in tiny bathing suits…free booze because it’s an all-inclusive resort!

Otherwise, have fun at your fancy little meet-ups; I’ll be over in the corner sulking and fondling my new faux-fur-lined Christmas tree skirt.

MissLinda: We did an eco tour, on a small yacht (which means rudimentary shower facilities and sleeping in bunks), with Gap tours. You’ll fly into Quito, Ecuador, and we took a few extra days before we flew to the Galapagos to see the city – it’s worth every bit of extra time and money to do that. Prepare for lots of flights; it takes two to get from Quito to the islands, and more than anything – get the medical/trip insurance. It takes six hours to get from the islands to Quito, unless you’re medi-vaced, and we found this out the hard way. More than anything, do not fly down there the day Chile has a huge earthquake; it could affect your trip significantly. It is indescribably beautiful, and I could go on and on about the wildlife and sea lions and blue-footed boobies and crabs…..

I mean, a trickle of water that may or may not last throughout your shower. As an eco tour, they are very conservative with their water supply! Also, if you want to dry your hair, head on up to the bow and let the wind blow mightily as you’re moving along to the next island. I have longish hair and it stayed in a ponytail for most of the trip – you’re almost always snorkeling or trekking, so it needs to be up, anyway. Makeup was unnecessary, as well. It was definitely a hippie trip, which suits me, and Olde Hippie, just fine!

I am so jealous of your Kenya trip! We want to get over there one day; our son just turned 13, so we’re thinking maybe when he’s a few years older? Were there a lot of shots? Was it a safari? I want to do a safari sooooooooo badly, but am severely needlephobic.

I’m going to thier site to check out this tour! We only get one vacation a year, and travel time is tight, but I’m dying to get there. How is the political situation? Beware that Ecuador is not very stable right now politically! But oh, the Argentinian beef is delicious. And cheap – a $35 steak here is about $10 there. Yum.

Mama P: Seriously! Every time we go somewhere, it’s those damned Europeans, bragging about their mandatory six weeks! They suck. We get one week, and because of DrGerbils’ job type, there is no such thing as paid vacation. If he doesn’t work, he doesn’t get paid. Period. We do get (non-paid) time at Christmas, but that’s spent going up to PA, which sucks balls, and I despise, so it’s not really vacation for me. It suckage time.

Mama P: I’m down for that. I have no job, so no paid vacation, but I do have a debit and a Visa card, which I should be able to use, Wikileaks hacker takedown be damned, and a comfy SUV with butt warmers in case we end up some place not warm. And a sun roof through which our flowing scarves can whip in the wind as we drive through sunny fields. BTW, WaWa has the best BLTs, my favorite travelling food. And caramel creams.

I’m waiting to see what happened at the Wordsmoker party last night – or are you all too hungover to type?

MRD: I assume you’re still drinking. I’m hoping Chillbear didn’t fondle anyone’s feet or anything.

That ain’t right, y’all. Somebody else step in to tell the tales.