Quito

Lo siento, I don´t have a device to put pictures on the computer (right now), so let me write some highlights:

1. Cotopaxi. A volcano near Quito, and we drove up to 4000m, then hiked to the 4800m refuge for some hot chocolate. Let´s just say I took 10 steps and then would rest for a minute...

2. Mullet. Best mullet ever, at Cotopaxi: a tourist with a shaved head until the back, in which he had long enough golden locks to donate to Locks of Love.

3. Mitad del Mundo. I hung out at the equator and stood on both the north and south sides (thanks for the suggestion, Steve Hanson), and witnessed the Coriolis effect at work. It´s not a myth!

4. Nacho and Daniel. Two locals Bonnie and I have befriended and who are amazing 'guias' and great to joke around with.

5. Plaza Grande. While sitting on the steps of a church at the Plaza people watching, we suddenly saw a rush of locals coming to the steps to sit also, as in 60+ people. Awkward! We stayed for a minute or two then finally asked what was going on also, I guess they were about to have a politic meeting or something...