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... is superman. <br><br>I stayed in a great little hostel who thankfully took credit card. I arrived in Mindo thinking I could get money out. Well I was sadly mistaken the closest ATM was a $10 taxi ride away...and $10 can get you a very long way here...about 45 minutes. <br><br>Back to Quito after 2 days and 1 night in Mindo. A really relaxing few days.<br><br>My last few days with Anylu and Pedro were cool. We went up to the highest point in Quito by Cable Car, it was roughly ...

... good three course lunch.<br>Then straight back to Quito .....thanking Bonnie and Diego for a great day.<br><br>When we got back we were delighted to find Sarah back to her usual delightful self. Grace and Sarah subjected poor Rog to a history quiz mainly based on Horrible Histories I think!<br><br>We leave Ian, Tricia, Grace, Sarah and Rose tomorrow. We'll miss them very much as they have been wonderful companions over the last two weeks.<br><br><br><br>

... guru at the Refugio Paz de los Antpittas. Nanegalito is tiny- practically only two streets big, and locals were soon wondering why the heck two tourists were hanging out, drinking pitcher after pitcher of lemonade between unsuccessful trips to the phone. We eventually checked into one of the two hotels in town (the one without the chickens strutting down the halls), and the owner himself tracked down Angel for us. <br>We arranged to head out to ...

... tours for visitors, and Aaron and I decided to sign up for some white water tubing. Our trip down the river was short, cold and thrilling. We traversed some pretty decent rapids on a raft made of about 6 inner tubes lashed together, while our two diligent guides skirted us around the more threatening rocks. Aside from our white water adventure, we mainly passed the time with more chilling... tough life!

... like this (the spanish lesson is free):<br><br>Desayuno (Breakfast)<br><br>Rice (arroz)<br>Potatoes (potatas)<br>Vegetables (verduras)<br>Cup of tea (taza de té)<br><br>Almuerzo (Lunch)<br><br>Rice (arroz)<br>Potatoes (potatas)<br>Vegetables (verduras)<br>Water (agua)<br><br>Dinner (cena)<br><br>Soup (sopa)<br>Rice (arroz)<br>Potatoes (potatas)<br>Vegetables (verduras) or meat (carne)<br>Cup of tea (taza de té)<br>Sugary drink (bebida ...

... up 8 of his friends. then we were off. down the highway. on the back of a pick up truck. packed with people. (somehow not illegal in quito). we FINALLY got there! we find a place to park, and decide to wait for some other people. it was ilsa´s second day in quito and we were worried about altitude sickness so we started hiking up slowly. we were supposed to wait at the camp for 30min ...

... burned (as I was far too lazy). I am living proof that if you put sun cream on a certain area, writing for example the words ´this is the only part of your back that isn´t going to burn, you lazy ****´, it will in fact be true. I didn´t have the writing but the sentiment´s there.<br><br>Cue lots of sitting in the shade drinking beer, lying on my front in bed and getting bitten to death by mozzies. Another pleasant side-effect of being burned is ...

Ok, so here it is again, the much awaited Lukes, we wonder how he is by the way...must be busy we aint heard from him in ages Best Quote, "Do spiders bite you out of malace or is it because they want to eat you?" Twinkle Most over used quote, "Only joking", Luciano the group leader Most bizzare moments : Attacking the locals in La Paz during the carnival with spray foam and water bombs. How Shannon managed to get Wi Fi and know what ...

... standing on the line, that she didn't have a hope of doing a metre away. We couldn't walk a straight line with our eyes closed, and we'd only had coke.<br><br>We then went to the big statue of Mary on a hill overlooking the town, and then to the old town square and church where we had a lovely lunch in the plaza.<br><br>Off to the Galapagos Islands by plane tomorrow at 7am.<br><br>Hope you are all well.