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November 3, 2005
Back from Galapagos
When we arrived at the hostel yesterday we were lucky enough to get the last room they had available. As we were checking in another couple came to the door but the owner told them they were booked. It was odd though, the whole place seemed empty.
When we returned to the hostel after dinner there were about 20 kids in the lobby, some finishing up dinner. We learned that besides us, there were two soccer teams from Quito sharing the place. Talking to one of the players this morning we learned that one is a team of 9 year olds, while the other is a team of 14 year-olds. Today the 14 year-olds are playing for the national championship for their age division. I actually remembered seeing something about it in the sports section of the paper yesterday. We got a picture of David, one of the players we met, holding up a picture of the sports section of the paper that announced they were in the finals right before we left the hotel and he headed off to his game.
We arrived at the bus station early to make sure we could get a seat on the overnight bus to Lima. Yesterday when we came to the office it was closed due to the holiday. Luckily we were able to get seats and at 11:30 were on our way to Lima on the top story of a double-decker bus.
The rest of the day that is where we were. We got advice about Lima from the lady next to us who was lived in Miraflores. We also talked judo with a 9 year old Pedro and his mom. They were from Guayaquil and heading down to Lima for the International Judo Championships. Sounded like fun. There was also a nice couple from England on the ride who were also doing the round the world with backpacks for a year. They were just a month into their journey as their first stop was South America.
Crossing the border was relatively easy. Customs in Lima took quite a while but in the waiting room they had the movie Blood Sport on TV which made it go quick. Before long we were asleep in our recliner bus seats, ready to explore yet another country.
Posted by Peter Mork at November 3, 2005 1:19 PM
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