Now that I am home from Ecuador and the big move is only 5 weeks away, ALL I can do is look at furniture and decor. When did I get old?
Our first flight this morning left Quito at 620 AM. We landed in Colombia at 740 or so which is where we will be for the next 4 hours because of a mechanical delay.
FQ got out of his seat the second the seatbelt signed turned off and had pulled down all 3 of our bags, which actually makes getting out of your seat more difficult because you are climbing over 3 backpacks. Then, there was an annoucement that we were going to be towed in further and to please return to your seats, only Taz did not have a seat because he had unloaded our luggage in 2.5 seconds into his seat. He found himself a seat across the way to be towed in… He needs to be walked or something.
Air Travel in Ecuador
Is more similar to herding cattle… They get you to your gate, after standing in an unexplainably long line… then they put you on a bus, with 1,000 people too many, and then they let you loose at your plane so everyone herds to board. And, once inside your aircraft, the old ladies just run a muck. They think they can get away with it just because they are short and weazel around and apparently, they can.
If I never have to hear Taz D say ¨grassy-ass¨ again, instead of ¨gracias,¨my life will be okay.
Yesterday, I met the man of my dreams in the form of a 4 legged kind of redhead blonde golden retriever named Luke. I want to put him in my backpack and bring him back. This morning he followed FQ on his hike. I was jealous.
I’m not sure why the Ecuadorian government hasn’t realized the direct correlation between their littering problem and their terrifying Clown head trash cans. I wouldn’t use them either.
New conclusion: if you put Farrukh in a moving object, he will fall asleep. Which explains a lot about his driving.
Devil´s Cauldron
Our day today is driving from the Jungle back up to the Highlands but we are stopping along the way. Right now, we are in a town called Banos - not because there are a lot of bathrooms. Just because I guess.
Earlier, we stopped at the Devil´s Cauldron - easily the biggest waterfall I´ve seen. They had different balconies you could go to for pictures and what not and then they had a cave that you could crawl through to get behind the waterfall. So, where do you think I went?
The cave was only like 3 or 4 feet tall in some parts so I was basically crawling through. It reminded me of Old McDonald´s farm where they used to take us on field trips as kids or anywhere you´ve gone on like a hay maze. Only it was a waterfall maze. I got to the top and got behind/next to it/soaking wet. And, it was awesome.
Then, we drove about 5 more minutes to these cable cars that were $1 per person. The guy running it looked like Bob Dillon/Cheech in his 70s gear on a permanent trip and I am pretty sure the engine operating the cable car came from a lawn mower somewhere along the way. So, of course, we got on. It was AWESOME. It took us over the canyon across to the Bridal Veil waterfalls and the car moved FAST. It also stopped in the middle for a convincingly long time on the way back before we picked back up.
GREAT DAY IN ECUADOR. GREAT DAY.
Travelers Gone Wild
So we usually got to bed before 10 PM when we are gone because 1) once it´s dark, there isn´t much to do but read and 2) 6:30 AM wake up calls come early but last night - WE SHUT THE RESTAURANT DOWN. It was 9 PM. Watch out Lindsay Lohan, you´ve got some competition.
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