At 2,850 metres above sea level, Quito is the second highest national capital in the world. The highest is La Paz, Bolivia. Today we were heading to Cotopaxi National Park which is a volcano in a protected area about 50km away from Quito. Cotopaxi is the world’s second highest active volcano. It’s last huge eruption was in 1877 but it did show some activity in 2015. We caught our …
Another warm, sunny morning in Quito. I learned not to trust the weather reports which say it should be 10 degrees and raining. John is having a few issues with altitude; mostly shortness of breath especially with exertion. Hopefully he will acclimatize over the next day or two. I feel it a bit as well but not as bad as John. Apparently men are more inclined to altitude sickness …
Our flight to Quito, Ecuador was uneventful. We landed at about 11:40pm local time. Ecuador is one hour behind Ontario. There was a couple on the plane with two young kids. Partway through the flight they started crying. When they got off the plane they were still wailing. We watched in sympathy as these young parents juggled screaming kids and carry-on baggage through immigration. The kids were still howling …
I’m worried. We are now waiting at the gate for AeroMexico’s 2am flight to Mexico City and everything has gone smoothly….too smoothly. What am I missing? This week I bought myself a wet suit for the Galapagos part of the trip. When I tried it on, the lady asked “How is it fitting?”. As I walked out of her bathroom, I replied “Snug and really tight across my chest.” …