The review for today is courtesy of John as Kimberly is not feeling well. Last night Kimberly came down with stomach problems (yes, we all know what that is code for) and chills. She wisely decided to forgo the day tour planned for the next day but gave me permission to head off on my own. The tour started at 6:30am and we had a group of six: two from Israel, …
I felt much better in the morning. After breakfast we checked out of the Carpedm Hostel. I would highly recommend this hostel: it is close to the Old Town, dorms or private rooms with their own bathroom, super comfy beds, no shortage of extra blankets and linens, healthy breakfast, all ages, and friendly, helpful staff. We had a private room and bathroom for $45 US per night. https://www.carpedm.ca/casa-carpedm-our-new-guesthouse/ Carpedm …
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 …