Yeah! We finally arrived in Quito, Ecuador. There I had to realize that Iberia has lost parts of my luggage! Now they refuse to deliver it to our hostel and want me to come pick it up at the airport but that's not gonna happen - NO WAY! I'll just try and keep bugging them until they give up.
Great!!! After that I found out that Nigel's flight from Miami got cancelled. I took a taxi to get to our hostel which as one big adventure. Holy shit! It seems like you're pretty much screwed without a horn and lanes don't seem to exist. Crazyyyy!!!
Nigel arrived at the Secret Garden (name of the hostel) a couple hours later. The place is absolutely awesome (thanks to Helena for recommending it). The people are really nice and laid-back. There's a big terrace on the roof where you can chill out, talk to other cool people or just relax in a hammock. The view from up there over the old part of Quito is amazing (pictures will be coming soon).
We spent the last couple of days walking around Quito and realized pretty soon that it's tough to get around without at least a basic knowledge of Spanish. 'No entiendo' is one of our most used phrases! The people are really friendly and willing to help tough. We climbed up the towers of the Basilica (about 75 meters high) and it was a pretty scary experience. People here don't really seem to be worried about security... in Europe sth. like that just wouldn't be possible!
We went to Mitad del Mundo (the middle of the world - Equator) yesterday. It's a really touristy place about 20 kms north of Quito but still worth checking out. The busrides are ridiculously cheap here (25 cents for an hour drive), and usually really crowded and BUMPY!
Today we were signed up to climb the volcano Guagua Pichincha. Unfortunately we had to drop out and postpone it to next week since I got sick (damn, shouldn't have eaten those unwashed blackberries on the market yesterday). My stomach still feels kinda funny but after throwing up and being careful with what I put in my mouth I feel much better already. Guess this was a lesson!
We're planing on doing a 4 day trip to the Rainforest/Jungle next week before making our way down south to Cuenca. Julie recommended this awesome trainride where you get to sit on the roof of the train and enjoy the scenery :)
It's only been a couple of days here in SA but I already love it!!!
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