The past few days have seen us visit the Equator, tour sights where the Spanish conquistadores and Incas fought, and we have gone to the rim of a nearby volcano!
The picture is taken from the volcano rim looking into the volcano. The mountains on the left and center are actually the dome inside the top of the volcano. Looking at the photo you can see what looks like buildings and roads…that’s what they are! The volcano, although still active, has not been a threat for decades so people moved in and farm the land. About 100 people live there. The way down is on a serpentine trail. Interesting, isn’t it?
I have been asked about the elevation and how we are feeling. Quito is at about 9200 feet. We do get some minor headaches and after our experiences a few years ago in Peru, we are prepared. We have been drinking plenty of water and eating high percentage chocolate. That has helped. We do tire more easily and take numerous stops to catch our breath when walking. If you have a question, email me!
We also went to the Equator which was a cool visit. Of course we ran the experiment to see which way water drains on the Equator and in the hemispheres. It actually is different in all three!
That’s all for now. Tomorrow we visit Old Town Quito and hope the weather continues to hold as we anticipate taking some very good photos of the architecture.
Barry Day 