We arrived in Ecuador on April Fool’s night, our guide Juan met us after our flight. Colorful orchids, giant ferns and epiphytes were a few of our favorite cloud forest sights. Hummingbirds amazed us as they hovered and fed and butterflies kept landing on Bryce’s head. We zoomed on zip-lines high above the cloud forest floor And after each rope swing Bryce and Viv wanted more. Rafting through the rapids, we laughed in delight When Eduardo shouted “seguro” we held on tight. We

Enjoy our blog post on Ecuador by photographer, Lisa Merrill, who is the trip leader of our Ecuador: Culture, Nature & Photography 2018 Summer trip: Just 10 steps from Sachatamia Lodge in Mindo, Ecuador, we began our hike through the glistening cloud forest, stopping to play, laugh, wonder and photograph. Returning to a delicious lunch and a flute-playing guitarist made the day that much more special. I smile as I remember these and other amazing experiences and adventures