To visa.... or not to visa.

So, in my last attempts to ensure I've covered all my bases, I call the Ecuadorian consulate today to ensure that the documents the park has issued to me are sufficient for my stay.  Little had I expected the blind-side I recieved from the man at the consulate who tells me "You have to have a volunteer visa, and those are only issued for a minimum of 6 months, and since you are only staying four months, you cannot have that one...  and so you cannot go to Ecuador."  Holy f*ck.....  Needless to say I was bewildered, b/c the park had assured me that all I would need are the documents they sent me.  And so off I go to call the park, and indeed, they tell me that all I need to stay in the park is the documents they have sent me.  Which brings me back to my original question....  to visa, or not to visa?

Hell with it...  I'll wing it.

T minus 10 days to departure...

Wow...  when you're caught up in the chaos of final exams, it's hard to realize how much you have yet to do before departure.  Packing is going to be a nightmare, mostly because I'm sure to bring waaaaay more shit than I'll need, but b/c I have no idea what to expect when I arrive, can you blame me?  OK, exam to write in 6.5 hrs....  better start studying.

Phew...!

Park entrance paper finally arrived.....  with the wrong dates on it.

3.5 week countdown...

Hmmm.....  still figuring out how to blog.  Goes much easier w/o the hangover.  Have scuba refresher tomorrow night, still no park entrance papers from the National Park.  Avoid aprehension....  they are on a different time-schedule down there.  Will have to learn to adjust....

Getting ready....

So, it's Saturday, I'm here in bed with a ripe hangover, trying to figure out how to blog, and trying to decide what time to head out wet-suit shopping....

Fin.