Crucita, Ecuador Travel Blogs

Flying on the Coast Next to the Birds
Jan 16, 2007 (10 photos)

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!
Jan 17, 2007 (13 photos)

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...
Jan 18, 2007

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!
Jan 19, 2007 (10 photos)

... 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
Jan 15, 2007 (5 photos)

... ' 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 now, this ...

Nearly crucified in Crucita.
Aug 8, 2006 (4 photos)

... 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 having ...

First Flights In Ecuador
Dec 8, 2009 (3 photos)

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.
Aug 9, 2006 (6 photos)

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 ...