Same morning routine. Down for breakfast with most of the group, then get organized and now something different. Onto a small bus and off for a tour of the “Old Town”. A crazy zig zag drive up and […]
Jan 4 – later in the day
After our siesta we gathered in the lounge, met 2 new people to the group and headed out for supper. To an authentic Ecuadorian restaurant. Most of us had skewers of meat and salads – different salads. Like […]
Jan 4 – Off to the Market
We all met for breakfast – eggs and fruit again. We broke into 2 groups, one going up to the top of the mountain or close to it, and the other group off to the market. I chose […]
Jan 3 – First full day in Quito
Up at the crack of dawn – 7:00 – about 4 hrs of sleep. We are raring to go. Down for breakfast with the gang. Fresh fruit and scrambled eggs with whole milk. Nice. We had a “team” […]
At the airport
Here we sit. The airport. Talk about getting to the airport early. We are 6 hours early. The reason being – snow!! The predictions are for 20cm by 6 AM, so out to the airport sooner than expected. […]
Count down is over
Gear has been cleaned, bags are packed, tickets checked and a little money in the wallet. We are set to go. Off to Ecuador to spend time in Quito (Capital city) ( http://wikitravel.org/en/Quito ), then to the Cuyabeno […]