Well, rumors swirled the other weekend about the fact that we may only have to teach on Monday (to celebrate ¨Day of the Teacher¨ we got a week off, go figure), and as a result I proposed heading off for some hiking on a backcountry backpacking trip. Several foolhardy volunteers expressed interest, figuring this may be a good idea and that I know what I´m doing. The rumors (about not having class, not about me knowing what I´m doing) proved true and on Wednesday I headed to Quito to: rent tents, hire a pickup to the starting point and obtain the appropiate maps, then we planned to meet as a group Thursday at the bus station. Unsuprisingly, Thursday morning came, and I had: no tents, no driver and unwittingly only two thirds of the maps needed.
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