The Bowen Knot ⌘: The Bowen Knot Family Enjoys Our 1st Christmas in Ecuador

Sunday, January 31, 2016

The Bowen Knot Family Enjoys Our 1st Christmas in Ecuador

For our 1st Christmas in Ecuador we were making bread and cookies to give as gifts to those special people that have helped us since our arrive in Ecuador. Soledad, Jim, and the our amazing landlord and friends the Culcay's were on the top of our list. Suddenly with no warning our landlord and sons showed up while we were baking. They gave us a very large turkey. And we gave them loads of baked bread and goodies. The next day was Christmas eve and in the oven the turkey went. It came out golden brown. By far the best tasting and perfectly cooked turkey that any of us have ever enjoyed. It was an amazing, kind, caring gift and such a wonderful surprise! Turkey's are expensive down here $40-$75US and we had opted not to put out the expense. Thank You, Culcay Family You Are All So Amazing.

Yummy Turkey!!!

Homemade Garlic Mashed Potatoes


Sweet Corn, Green Beans with Bacon, and Homemade Apple-Cherry Sauce

Homemade Turkey Gravy

Our Christmas Dinner Plate

Heather and Mama's Homemade Mounds

Mama's Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

The next several pictures show items from Dan's Christmas Eve Shopping trip to Cumbe, Ecuador

Dan's Christmas Gift to Heather

Closeup of Dan's Christmas Gift to Heather

Cherries From the Cumbe Mercado

Pineapple Turnovers

Chocolate Covered Donuts from Our Cumbe Bakery

Dan's Christmas Gift to Heather is Planted

Fresh Goodies From the Market

Dan Even Found Candy Apples in Cumbe for Us Girls :-)

Dan Relaxing After Shopping


Our Families Requested Apple Turnovers...Yummy!

We loved our 1st Christmas in South America. Best Wishes to Everyone and Thanks for Reading Our Families Blog :-D

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Our blog is about a lot of things. Our daily lives, our move to Ecuador, and the vacations we plan to have. Please read and follow our travels through life. We welcome comments! Making friends along the way would also be great. People have described us as being colorful and animated. Our family looks at a glass and always considers it to be half full. We have an easy going attitude. We think things should get accomplished and that in the process you can still have fun. Feel free to come along on our families journey.

The Bowen Knot - Shamrock Rating System

One Shamrock: This indicates the worst service possible. If awarded, it means we would never EVER use the service again. If it was a food establishment the food was barely editable. This means a complete fail with little to no redeeming features. We will never go there ever again.

Two Shamrocks: This is a service that we might consider using again to give it a second chance. But, the experience that we had would normally cause us to award one shamrock if not for some key redeeming features. If it was a food establishment the food was okay, but still sub-par. We didn't like the food. Serious room for improvement exists.

Three Shamrocks: Normal middle of the road service. We might have had some bad or some good but they were offset somewhat. This is service we would use again but we will look for a better provider. If it was a food establishment the food was good. We like it and will return. There might be room for things to get better but it is still a decent meal.

Four Shamrocks: Great service. This is a definitive repeat for us. We like a lot about the service and recommend it. If it was a food establishment the food was excellent. We liked it a lot. We like the place enough to return frequently. There are very few detractors.

Five Shamrocks: Outstanding service. This is service that treats us above and beyond what we think we deserve. We consider this what we would want to find all the time and what we hope all service providers would want to obtain. If it was a food establishment the food was perfect. No issues whatsoever. We loved it and would eat there everyday.