All safe and sound, thanks for all the good wishes out there. Dear friend Geoff took time away from Beth´s birthday dinner and NY Eve to drive us in, 4 am shuttle from hotel, Houston at noon, Quito at 10:30, immigration and then taxi to hotel at 11:30 (Quito is on NYC time, so really only 8:30 pm for us). Whew. Stellar travelers, iPod movies, kind neighbors shared brownies and headphones with us.
Wé´re staying right in the center of the City, a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of the best Spanish colonial areas in the Americas (apparently). Big city, but an interior, quiet hotel room. Ventured out this am around the block, stopped in on a mass filled with people less than my shoulder height. Words for the morning: Salvador, Par and Peluqueria - savior, pair (of eggs, on a menu) and haircuttery.
Thanks for reading. We have a date to visit a friend of a friend tomorrow and his family. Cheers. Paul
5 comments:
Hi All
Hoping this gets to you...tyring to log in has been difficult. SO GLAD you arrived safely and looking forward to hearing of your pending adventures. We are still enjoying snow snow snooooo. Looked up Quito and Otavalo on Google..how beautiful!
Happy adventuring.
Myrna and Scott
Way to go, guys!!!! - Papa
Woohoo - you're there! We missed you at Winter Eliot but thought of you and your exciting journey. Go forth and enjoy! We'll be following along . . .
Love,
Kay, Patrick, Alex & Grant
Nice work! Thanks for letting us all know. Good luck with the jet lag/travel lag. And I'll quote a 12-year old who took an extended school trip to another country: "Our teacher told us to keep saying to ourselves, 'things here aren't good or bad per se, just different.'"
Rosie-
Ella and I hope your feeling better!! Have you found a good "pasteleria" yet? Thinking of you all on your adventure.
Ella and Laurie
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