Quito, Ecuador
Gary, thanks for making copies of the blogs for Mom. That is so kind of you. I know she probably enjoys reading these things and it probably eases her worried mind a bit. However, when i called her to say we were heading to Ecuador ext, she reminded me that there were pickpockets there too. That´s our Mom!
Got to Quito after about an hour and a half flight from Lima. Landed in a green bowl of vegetated city in the Andes Mountains at an altitude of 9200 feet. This city is so much more green that the bone dry and brown Lima. They call this the san fransisdco of the andes because it is such a hilly place. We met our guide, a young lady, who gave us a heads up on our itinerary and how to plan for the gALAPAGOS WHERE SHE ACTUALLY LIVES. Whoops, sorry for the caps. The use the US dollar here and have faded their old currency out. This is a much smaller city thaqn Lima and seems so much less hectic. I think we were all glad to leave Lima´s smog, beepbeepbeep, and hurried big city pace. And, i think we are all looking forward to sunshine, warmer weather, and the animals on the islands, and -- water!!
í´m tired and ready for bed.
Peace, mi amigos and family,
PS: Here in Quito we are on the same tim,e as you are.
posted by John Hutchinson @ 9:33 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
I agree with you about THANKING GARY for making copies for your Mom. In past trips, I used to call her constantly and could never remember everything you said. From now on every trip will have you blogging. That saves me a lot of time and editing. Thanks also to Karin for suggesting it and teaching you how do it. I just wish I didn't have to try to figure out what all of those bizzare letters are I need to type before I can hit the submit button. It makes no sense to me.
***Once again we were typing at the same time. My e-mail bleeped as I was typing this. EVen after all these years, we are still on the same wave length, no matter how far awy you are.
I'm sure you'll sleep well tonight. You sound exhausted on the blog and also on e-mail.
Love you, Jo
Hello dear brother, be sure to look at the night sky for the stars while in the islands. You should see stars there like you've never seen before, hopefully. Denis says look for the center of the galaxy (thickest part of the milky way)in Sagitarius, if somebody can point it out. Are you going to take the optional horseback tour on Santa Cruz Island? I can't wait to hear about your days on the islands. I've been following your itinerary on OAT's website, and it looks wonderful. Hope you enjoy Quito as much as I did. Love, Bert
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