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The Curse Has Been Broken
11 Feb 2024

The Curse Has Been Broken

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 3

“If you go to the Galápagos with bad intentions, the tortoise will curse you.”

Click respectfully on the Giant Tortoise, for details.

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Galápagos, Santa Cruise Island, Tortoise
Let Your Imagination Run Wild
9 Feb 2024

Let Your Imagination Run Wild

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

Some of the greatest empires on earth once existed twenty meters below our feet.

Click on the Incan princess for details.

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Quito, Anthropology, Eciador, Pre-Colombian Art
The Son of the Sun
7 Feb 2024

The Son of the Sun

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

Bear and I split up today, one of us went to the southern hemisphere, the other stayed in the north, but we both spent the day in the sun.

Click on the one who didn’t wear sunscreen.

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Sun, Equator, Inca
City of Legends 
6 Feb 2024

City of Legends 

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 1

This rooster killed a man in Quito.

Click on Gallito De Quito for details.

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Ecuador, Quito, Legends
What Makes Us Tick
24 Jan 2024

What Makes Us Tick

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 10

“In 272km, turn right.”

Click on the straight line for a winter tour of the Great Plains.

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Family, Candle Lake, Prairie
Survival
12 Jan 2024

Survival

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 4

The Llama races are going to have to wait; this mobster and his associates have made travel to Ecuador impossible right now.
Click on El Fito for details….

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El Fito, Charles darwin, Daniel Noboa
Good, Bad, or Ugly?
12 Jan 2024

Good, Bad, or Ugly?

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

A poncho is a wardrobe alternative I hadn’t considered until we decided to travel to Ecuador.

Click on this selection of traditional Ecuadorian attire for details…

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Uncontacted People
12 Jan 2024

Uncontacted People

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Ecuador is home to a tribe of Uncontacted People.

Click on either of the happy ladies on the left for details….

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Tagaeri, Amazon
The Galápagos Affair
12 Jan 2024

The Galápagos Affair

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

There is a gunfight, a shipwreck, and as with all good stories, pirates make an appearance.

Click on the Galápagos islander and his pet for details…..

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Floriana Island, Galapagos, Dr Ritter, Dore Ritter
Tallywacker
12 Jan 2024

Tallywacker

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel, Uncategorized | 0

Do you remember this Ecuadorian immigrant and what she did with her right hand?

Click on one of her digits for details (but be careful!) ….

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Lauren Bobbitt, John Wayne Bobbitt

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  1. Russ Paton on Just Fun22 March 2026

    Yes, we are fortunate. Many of the photos have images in the background that are as fascinating as the intended…

  2. Keith MacDonald on Just Fun22 March 2026

    It's so wonderful and amazing that Bear's and your ancestors amassed old family and other photographs. The photographs and text…

  3. Liz Seale on Watch Your Back16 March 2026

    The is an intriguing eclectic piece. I love it!

  4. elizabeth Seale on Generations16 March 2026

    Amazing that you have photos that go back so far…and that you can find them ! Liz Seale

  5. Keith MacDonald on Generations16 March 2026

    GREAT blog and pictures, Russ. CONGRATULATIONS, grandpa.

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