Had a brilliant weekend as I joined a three-day trek in Cotopaxi National Park. A very international group it was too: 3 Swiss, 1 German, 1 Belgian, 1 French (Could I speak any French? Could I heck! Sorry Mum, it's all disappeared under a layer of bad Spanish) 2 Canadians and little old me. I felt a bit intimidated when the rest of the group all turned up kitted out from head to toe in goretex and brandishing walking poles, but they turned out to be a great bunch and I managed to keep up, just about! On Friday we started with a gentle walk around a lake and some Inca ruins and I got my first proper look at Cotopaxi close up, which is even more beautiful than from a distance. We were sleeping in
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