Fall off the Map

#bananapassionfruit #taxo #farm #andesmountains #ecuador (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOSPxBubfp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Staying at an amazing little #jungle lodge about 30 minutes south of #Tena #Ecuador #oroylunalodge (at ORO Y LUNA LODGE) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqAS5DSu5cS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A day in the #Ecuadorian #Amazon (Oriente) looking for #farmland to turn into a #balsa plantation. Stoped to look at the mighty #Napo River which is one of the Amazon’s major tributaries. (at Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpygGx4rdYi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Did I mention that I’m back in Ecuador? I always lose #weight when I return to #ecuador because my #diet here consists of amazing fresh #fruit and #vegetables such as the #dragonfruit and #papaya pictured here, and the #soup made from vegetables grown on our farm using all organic methods such as watering using nitrogen rich natural fertilizer created with the water plant #azolla #falloffthemap (at Quito, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/CptJkrQrXvO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New #travel video up on the #falloffthemap #YouTube channel, exploring #vilnius #lithuania and #warsaw #poland (at Vilnius, Lithuania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpIm4L7KTdr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Found a place that does #glutenfree #pizza in #Vilnius. The crust and sauce are good but I choose a really weird pizza. I think that’s thousand island dressing on the pizza. Its not terrible, just weird. I’ll have to come back and try something a little more traditional next time. (at Vilnius, Lithuania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co695W5qeUb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Made it to #Vilnius #lithuania in the middle of a snowstorm. Found a great #armenian restaurant called #Ararat for dinner. Breakfast is choosing to be more challenging. This does not appear to be an early breakfast culture. It’s mostly #coffee and pastries. (at Vilnius, Lithuania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6vOSkqmWN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’ve seen longer security lines once or twice, but I’ve never seen such a #slow #security line. I’ve now been in line for 90 minutes. #schiphol airport in #amsterdam used to be very organized and professional. (at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiU5oy-K7B3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#Inside a bag of #Doritos #abstract https://www.instagram.com/p/CiL8wkrLRHy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Maracuya (yellow passionfruit), grenadilla (passionfruit), taxo (banana passionfruit). I have an additional vine in the #passionfruit family in my garden but I don’t know it’s name. #maracuya is a tart fruit best used in juices and salsas. #grenadilla and #taxo are sweet. The other mystery passionfruit is huge and has mild melon like flesh but intense tart seeds and pulp with the typical passionfruit floral sweet/tart combination. #ecuador #farm (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfje-BBLmKh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Maracuya (yellow passionfruit), grenadilla (passionfruit), taxo (banana passionfruit). I have an additional vine in the #passionfruit family in my garden but I don’t know it’s name. #maracuya is a tart fruit best used in juices and salsas. #grenadilla and #taxo are sweet. The other mystery passionfruit is huge and has mild melon like flesh but intense tart seeds and pulp with the typical passionfruit floral sweet/tart combination. #ecuador #farm (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjevcmLCXa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Assassin or wheel #bug protecting my #passionfruit from caterpillars on the #farm in the #andes mountains of #ecuador https://www.instagram.com/p/CfE5V7wO9vO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The never ending lettuce #harvest is, well… never ending. Also, our first cabbage. And yet another #caterpillar of doom. This one is eating my passionfruit. Squished him with a stick since he looks like he’s got venomous little spines. Now the passionfruit is eating his decomposing corpse. #ecuador #farm #garden (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce-8Jieu3iU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This big furry #caterpillar on my fava beans looks like he probably packs a painful sting. He also looks a bit like a walrus. And then we have the biggest #scarab beetle I’ve ever seen. #insects on my #farm in #ecuador (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/CepfhSoDh5K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I often find big ripe #avocados on the side of the road when I walk around #Puéllaro #Ecuador though usually the chickens find them before I do. (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeJKlkvrTw9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Flashy #bird visitor in #Puéllaro today on my way back from the #farm (at Puéllaro, Pichincha, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd9ZkNQLJJI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=