Crucita

Travel Blogs from Crucita, Ecuador

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Flying on the Coast Next to the Birds, Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

Flying on the Coast Next to the Birds

A travel blog entry by green_ears

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Tuesday, We had a continental breakfast with our daily dose of fresh fruit juice (cantaloupe or passion fruit here) and swam in the pool while waiting for the coastal wind to start coming in. By the way, it is CRAZY HOT here... We woke up to 28'C in our ...

Some of my Longest Flights!, Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

Some of my Longest Flights!

A travel blog entry by green_ears

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Wednesday, we left around 10:30 to fly along the ridge... We ended waiting a bit at the launch in order for the wind to strengthen... Once the wind was acceptable in order for us to stay afloat, Michel, Benoit and I took off. The launch was perfect, ...

Rain Equals Time to Update the Blog..., Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

Rain Equals Time to Update the Blog...

A travel blog entry by green_ears

Well guys, It rained all night and all morning... Plus, the group has decided to stay here the last day instead of heading to Canoa because the hostel and flying site is nicer here. So, I took advantage of the situation to update my blog via Hostal ...

WOW!, Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

WOW!

A travel blog entry by green_ears

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... a 1 minute flight to the beach... Considering the high quality and long duration of the flights yesterday, I didn't really want to end my Ecuador trip with a sled run... I decided to pack my gear and wait for the van to pick me up.   Luis, however, ...

A Long Hot Drive Through the Wilds, Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

A Long Hot Drive Through the Wilds

A travel blog entry by green_ears

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... 'Silencio' in a very 'Hickville'-like gaucho town on the way. Anyway, better than nothing I guess! On the coast, in Crucita, we were greeted with open arms by Luis, the hostel's owner and veteran paragliding pilot, his wife, staff and kids. Till ...

Nearly crucified in Crucita., Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

Nearly crucified in Crucita.

A travel blog entry by neelmullick

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... night, I finally reached Hostel Voladores (flyers) at the same time the next morning. Having taken a connecting bus from Portoviejo to Crucita I was glad to see the billboard for the hostel. I enjoyed a late morning breakfast of egg rivolto and then not ...

Crucita, Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

Crucita

A travel blog entry by chucketso

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... et nous y sommes montés pour voir la magnifique vue de l'océan, du village et des paysages autour. Nous sommes restés a Crucita 2 jours et nous avons par la suite décidé de se diriger un peu plus tot a Montañita, un village de ...

First Flights In Ecuador, Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

First Flights In Ecuador

A travel blog entry by ngfsf10

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After ten hours of overnight bus travel we arrived in the town of Crucita.  A small fishing/ tourist town with not another gringo to be seen.  We found the paragliding hostel that we had read about in a travel book to be a welcome respite after ...

Some redemption in Crucita., Crucita, Ecuador travel blog

Some redemption in Crucita.

A travel blog entry by neelmullick

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Having made rough weather of my landing the previous evening and not having bothered with dinner, I awoke with a grumbling stomach. After a hearty breakfast, we chatted for a while and then headed out earlier than expected to the flying site. The winds ...

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