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Otavalo Markets
... 2 hours this time for the return journey with less stops and no busker.
Then 6 of us wanted to go to La Mitad del Mundo where the equator line is so at the northern bus station ...
Almost a month down already...
... i.e. how much does it cost to buy 4 days worth of fruit for school?) and make a video. Naturally, my team won :) (See pics) I felt like I was on the Amazing Race because another volunteer and I were running around to try and take all of the pictures and hopping in and out of cabs. Discovered a lot of things about Otavalo that I did not know about, which was nice.
Last week we lost two of our long-term volunteers at our ...
Acclimatisation Trekking and Otavalo
... steep with a little scrambling near the top’ – take a look at the photo’s – it wasn’t light, it was very steep and it certainly wasn’t easy !! However, when we reached the summit at 4545m there was a flat section and stunning views. Was actually quite impressed with myself at this point because I did seem to be holding my own in the group and certainly wasn’t too near the back. My favourite moment was when Lesley, who was just ...
Shopping spree at the markets
On the Saturday we made a trip up to Otavalo for the famed markets. The bus ride took a few hours, mostly because it stopped for 20 minutes for no real reason.We only drove off again after some of the locals complained and threated to get off the bus without paying. suddenly we were off again!
The markets themselves were great! we spent far more money ...
Time passes slowly...but not slow enough.
... br> When I first arrived in Quito, Ecuador and was picked up by a director of the program, it felt somewhat surreal. The buildup to this trip, as many of you know, was incredibly drawn out, so when I actually left, it didn't seem real. The night before I left I basically stayed up with good friends until I left for the airport at about 4:30a. Bittersweet goodbye in the streets of Queens.
My first night was spent in Quito. ...


