CARLTONS JETSET PURSUITS: CHAPTER NINE

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Welcome back. Today, we reveal the next chapter in the #Carltons #Jetset #Pursuits | #jetset Carltonsseries.com #travel

Sunrise.  We FADE IN to a ’64 @LandRover Defender.  John, Charlotte, Tom load 3 overnight bags and TRUNK inside | #jetset #ecuador #travel

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C: I need the trunk @MoynatParis for something special tomorrow, Tom arranged it.  John’s about to speak when Tom says, let’s roll! #jetset

Tom is at the Defender’s wheel.  John rides shotgun.  Charlotte in the back, leaning forward savoring @DylansCandyBar | #jetset #candy

C: Gorgeous country. T: One greatly overlooked, too. J: What’s the plan Cap’ain?  T: Straddle the #Equator, hit the ‘cocoon in the clouds.’

We find our trio, snapping goofy photos, straddling the equator line at Mitad del Mundo |#jetset #TomHuston #euqator #turismo #mitaddelmundo

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Charlotte purchases @PacariChocolate chocolate & blanket from black-hatted Quichua Indians | #jetset #Chocolate #travel #Ecuador #Quichua

The trio are back in the Defender heading for #Andean mountains | carltonsseries.com #Jetset #Defender #offroad

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T: Initially #RoqueSevilla bought the property to conserve orchids, instead built a sanctuary in a rain forest |#jetset #Ecotourism #Equador

We SEE the spectacularly isolated @Mashpilodge; 3,000 acres of reserve, 3,000 ft above sea level – luxury cocoon in clouds & mountains.

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J&C enter.  Rooms arranged over 3 floors offer floor-to-ceiling windows of forest meters away | #jetset #luxury #Mashpilodge #hotel #Ecuador

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Our trio takes a guided tour.  Stop at butterfly conservation for snack: brie, prosciutto, rosé.  Observe various types of hummingbirds.

Now, our trio boards the centerpiece of the #Mashpilodge experience |#jetset #travel #skybike #Ecuador #adventure.  #skibike suspended from a cable at treetop height across a 200-meter gorge. #jetset #ecuador #tomhuston #thrill

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Evening sets.  Our trio are in the Lodge’s towering, two-story Dining Room |#jetset #cuisine @Mashpilodge #hotel #Ecuador

After a fantastic dinner, John & Tom enjoy @haigwhisky scotch. J: I’ve invited our group’s regulars; Tom, wait till you see her gift, I’ve…

Charlotte strolls up, sits next to John at the table.  C: Did I miss anything?  She scoops up John’s #scotch, steals a sip…#Haig #Whiskyhaig-club-lifestyle-cropped-608x400

Trio raise their glasses. Charlotte says: To good friends as we slowly FADE OUT | #jetset #pursuits #carltons

Join us tomorrow to see where the #Carltons and #TomHuston land | #jetset Carltonsseries.com #travel #tourism #Ecuador

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