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October 18, 2005
Off to Quito
This morning, before heading to the airport, we went over to Beatriz’s house for an hour or so to look at her orchid garden. It was huge and beautiful but I’m not going to be able to do it justice with words so I suggest you click on the photo to the right and head over to our photo site to take a look at the garden for yourself.
We said goodbye to Vladimir and Juan and before long were on a plane to Quito. Once we arrived in Ecuador everything went smoothly except for immigration. When the officer asked us how long we were staying I said a little over a week. She quickly gave us a 10 day tourist visa. When I told her we might be in Ecuador for 11 or 12 days she said we would need to go to an immigration office and have it extended then. Not what I want to do the first thing tomorrow morning, but hopefully it is as easy as it was back in Chiapas.
On our way from the airport to the area of Quito we were staying we got our first exposure to the Ecuadorian-Andean accent. It almost sounds as if they are singing yet is clear and easy to understand. We also caught a glimpse of Andean indeans wearing their traditional hats as we exited the airport. Once again we can tell we are in another country, and not only because the drop in temperature.
We found a nice hostel in Mariscal and headed out for some dinner. You really can feel the altitude here. Hopefully neither of us will suffer any altitude sickness. We are crossing our fingers.
Posted by Peter Mork at October 18, 2005 7:02 AM
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