We are finally back. Our last posting indicated that we were leaving Ecuador for Iowa for the funeral of my mother. That travel included a lot of changing of air travel in order to get to Miami. Avianca (Columbian) airlines were wonderful in doing everything possible for us and with no additional charge. Phil Long made the trip to Miami in the middle of the night to take us to North Port where we changed our suitcase content from warm clothes to winter clothes and then took us on to Tampa to catch a plane to Iowa. The Longs were a vital link in making a difficult three day trip even possible. Thanks!
After the funeral of my mother it became apparent that my father would not live long because of kidney failure. Because he had bounced back so often we could not tell when he would go to join mom. We returned to Florida to take care of business and work around our house. On Friday January 4, my father died. We knew he had gone into a comma and had made plans to travel back to Iowa even before he died. His funeral was Monday January 7, exactly three weeks after the funeral of my mother. While saying goodby to both of them in such a short time was difficult, they both had such serious health conditions at the age of 89 that God spared them any additional suffering.
After spending some time on family business and visiting children and grandchildren, we returned to Florida on January 14. We left Florida yesterday for Quito. LAN Ecuador is one of the finest flying experiences we have had. A newly refurbished interior of the plane leaves each passenger with their own monitor and a wide range of entertainment options. The four hour flight went quickly with great service.
Today we will make the five hour bus trip from Quito to Puyo assuming the volcano is still just spitting and not fully errupting. We pass within two miles of this volcano at Banos. It will be good to get back to work.
After the experiences of the last month, we have so many friends, extended family, and even companies to thank for all the prayers and support. It is truely humbling.
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Good to hear you had a good trip back to Ecuador. I expect that we will all see pictures of this volcano soon! After all, you are a Troyer and you are your fathers son!
Stay Cool!
Glad you are safe and the volcano was not a problem for you. Once again our deepest sympathy to you in your loss of both parents. I am glad you were home to say your good-byes to them and be with your family. Just to let you know it was 15 degrees below zero this past weekend and Florida is lookin' real good!! Take care and our best to you, Connie and Harold
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