The second day at the Otavalo market was nice, but not nearly as busy as Saturday. We finished up our shopping and headed back to Quito in the mid afternoon to make it back before dark. Our plan was really just to stay the night in Quito before heading to Banos the next morning. Since we will be returning to … Continue reading →
Today has felt like an eternity. We got up early to start our journey to Otavalo which is about two hours outside Quito. We wanted to save some money so we took local transportation to the main bus terminal that took about 30 minutes. Once we got to the bus station we were in for a surprise…the line for tickets … Continue reading →
Yesterday was quite a boring day as we spent most of it at the hostel working on our applications for school. Today we ventured to the historical part of town. I have realized that most of the historical centres in different cities begin to look the same with big old cathedrals around a large main square. It was nice to … Continue reading →
The hostel we were staying at was putting on a potluck lunch for Christmas day and doing a small gift exchange. On Christmas eve day we went out to get our supplies for the potluck and gift exchange. The stores were the same as at home, with the craziness of everyone doing their last minute shopping! In the evening I … Continue reading →
This morning we got up to have our last breakfast at the lodge and to start our journey back to Quito. On the two hour boat ride back to the road we were able to tick one more animal off the list. We saw a lazy sloth way up at the top of one of the trees. After the canoe … Continue reading →