Blogs from Quito, North, Ecuador, South America - page 18

Än riise Knuddel hät sich dazumal, am 18. Mai am Abig in Quito, Ortsziit 18.54 ereignet, wo äntli es urbekannts Gsicht mitme grooosse Smile is Bluehouse Hostal in Quito inezwatschle cho isch, ereignet. Siehe da, Conny my bäscht friend vo de Schwiiz chund mi fü di negste drüü Wuche go begleite!! In Quito händ dConny und ich ois zersch mal 3 Täg Ziit gno, zum vode letschte 4 Mönet zbrichte! Näbedbi hämer en huufe Café trunke und en Plan gmacht, wasmer die folgende 3 Wuche wänd gseh vo Ecuador. Ächli id Berge go wandere, Laguune go besichtige, es paar gmüetlichi Städtrundgäng mache, die wunderschöne Galápagos Insle go bsueche, und zum Schluss dKüste go unsicher mache. Topmotiviert simmer am nägste Tag loos und es paar vom Hostel sind sponti gad au mitcho. Oise ersti Stopp isch Latacunga, ... read more

Hola! I spent a few days in Quito getting acclimated, collecting some materials for classes, meeting the local Walsh Ecuador team, and learning more about Ecuadorian watershed/water systems/ecology with local Permaculturista Jean Brown, some history/art/music. Highlights include: * Beautiful city, very walkable (getting in shape for Malingua) * Fascinating architecture, layer upon layer upon Inca upon predecessors * Art, culture, and music everywhere (more later) Also making good progress on *Biology of Soil* which is on my Sabbatical bucket list. Thanks for reading, ...geoff... read more

Finally on my way after final night balancing Superbowl and needed to jettison much gear to meet size/weight requirments. K8 and Samm dropped me off at airport, thank you family, then uneventful flights until attempting to land in Quito X2. Heavy rain + other planes with less fuel than us, so we continued on to Guayaquil to fuel and wait for weather. Back to Quito and into hotel late but safe and sound. Settling into Hotel San Francisco de Quito, built in 1702, beautiful, comfortable, and now getting acclimated. More on Quito after i get this blog going.... read more

Only three weeks in my four-month journey and already full of stories and on my way to feeling at home in this incredible country. I am staying in a small apartment in the north side of Quito with a wonderful woman named Mercedes. Mercedes is a widow, with three grown children and small dog name Chiquito. From the moment I got off the plane I have been nothing but spoiled with hugs, meals, patience and acceptance. Mercedes lives in a small apartment decorated with random figurines and a few remaining Christmas decorations. Her mother lives in the apartment in front and her sister next door, all sharing the courtyard used to hang drying clothes. Mercedes speaks no English; so right from the beginning I was thrown into a total immersion situation. But I could not have ... read more

We arrived after too many hours of travel in Quito at about 1am but fortunately we had an airport pickup from our hostel which was wonderful. We decided to stay in La Floresta which is just outside The Mariscal District. It's a safer area of town and the hostel was very nice. We spent a full day wandering the streets of the Old Town with beautiful plazas, street performers, and old churches. Yesterday, we did some shopping at a market an hour and a half outside of Quito in a town named Otavalo. The market was huge and there were vendors selling all types of Ecuadorian goods and food. The market not only took up the entire village square but branched out into the surrounding streets. These people are tough negotiators - everyone there negotiates prices. ... read more