Hacienda La Primavera Otavalo

... br><br>Having spent whole day travelling in the truck the next stop was Tena....white water rafting town. At this point I have a confession mum.....I found out before I started the tour that the tour that is 6 wks ahead of us and ends in Rio for new years encountered a little problem here. One of the ´guests´broke their ankle wwr, and was flown home, but I didn´t feel the need to let you know about this until I´d left and safely done the rafting. We´ve already ...

... a bridge, the bridge across a deep narrow gorge. The gorge probably close to a 100metres across. The spires of the church were almost level as you approached but then there were steps as you descended to the entrance. The walls of the pathway down to the church were consumed by small placards left there over many years by pilgrims who claim to have witnessed miracles here. There must have been a thousand or more. <br><br>There were plenty of pilgrims, and as we arrived they were ...

... mochachinos. There's a food court upstairs where you can get everything from chuletas with rice and beans to a full parrillada (grilled meats). For those patrons who drive their cars to La Plaza, there are two gentlemen in the parkig lot with portable car washes - they'll wash and polish your car while you shop. Not having a car, we don't know what they charge, but I'd be surprised if it was more than a dollar. And you may be sure they do an excellent job - no ...

... time. we are about to head out when we discover we have not got a room key, so it was shuffle through the drawers to find one that worked. <br>When we returned we found the key did not work, so it was another panic and more rushing around. <br>They were very nice people and so eager to please. <br>The indigenous people here tend to be quite short most of the women were less than 5 feet tall, the men a little taller, it makes me feel quite tall at 5ft 6".

... share with me. And then I return the favor by buying them little things too<br>-Clearly I was a visitor in town and with few friends other than my host family, kids (mostly girls about age 9 to 11) would latch onto me as their new friend and show me around. To ¨dar a vuelta¨is to take a stroll around the block or around town (which is easily done in less than 10 minutes) and kids love to ask the gringa in town to come with them. These kids are pretty used ...

... getting overcharged from the phone cabin lady. We got back part of our money (1 dollar) and moved on - weary about getting overcharged again. <br><br>The others were kind enough to wait for me and we headed out, no longer on the earliest of starts. We took pictures on the rooftop, and Danni parted ways. Aden and the three of us caught a twenty cent bus to Quiroga and caught a ride in the back of a pick up truck, and paid the two dollar park entry fee just outside of ...

... they are patting you down with tisses, subtley run their hands into your pockets and steal your belongings.. very cunning! Lucky for me my jeans were waaaay to tight in the pocket region for them to even bother trying that manoever on me (.. yeah.. t'rrific.. that'll be my excuse from now on.. 'Actually its nothing to do with the fact that I am a fat bugger, I am only wearing jeans that are one size too small purely so ...

... there was in fact a glaring omission. Under things that we have been missing we forgot to mention Mrs Enid McLean of Bradbury Drive, Chesterfield. We would like to apologise unreservedly about this careless omission and ensure her that we are indeed missing her and her ...

Before I came to Latin America I set myself three goals:<br> <br> 1. To see and do some cool ****.<br> <br> 2. Try my best to make a difference in the lives of the niños.<br> <br> 3. Have a great big, **** off puss and blood filled abscess cut out of my throat.<br> <br> And now my friends, with great pride I can say mission accomplished.<br> <br> My first week in sunny/cloudy/hot/cold Ecuador was marred only by the fact that I had, what I thought ...

... in large crowds to inspect pigs, sheep, horses, cows, dogs, chickens, guinea pigs, cats, geese, etc, etc.... Afterwards, we popped to the food market near the centre of the town where fruit, veg, poultry, etc were on offer. Then, after popping back to the hostel for breakfast and a shower, we visited the nearby crafts market which seemed to sprawl through the streets of the town in a never-ending manner. In the afternoon, we departed by bus to Quito, the capital of Ecuador.