Arrived safely in Quito, Ecuador´s capital after a short transit flight into Panama. We passed the swineflu check at immigration and had a pleasant surprise as our bags also arrived. We had a lovely room in the loft at our Hotel with just the 4 beds and after settling in we caught the local trolley bus to the historic centre for some sightseeing. After all our fears about safety, its was no different to Commercial Rd at lunchtimes (well maybe a bit safer)! Now in Otavalo, a town in the mountains, with our tutor after a rather crazy bus journey from Quito. We went sightseeing in the morning with our tutor and then have 4 hours of lessons in the afternoon. The group is only David and I so its quite intensive and we speak Spanish
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