Thursday, May 10, 2007

Cathedral in Quito

Stain glass window

Cathedral in Quito

View through a hole

Parade


Note the heavy poncho, hat, boots, leg warmers, and scarf. Then remember this was done while drinking heavily and the middle of a hot sunny day. As I said before, who would not want to fight a bull afterwards?

Parade

The marching bands that formed part of the parade leading up to the bullfighting

Pasochoa


The view we had in the morning once the fog cleared. We had hiked over this the previous night in the dark

Pasochoa


One of the tents in the morning

Pasochoa

Louis, our fearless leader

Pasochoa

Safe and sound(sort of) inside the tent

Pasochoa

Nadia, Nat, and Pat the intrepid explorer

Hiking Up Pasochoa

As you may have read before, we had quite the adventure on Pasochoa one night. Here are some pictures as proof of our experience.

Cactus

A beautiful cactus growing in Sangolqui

Outside the Cathedral


Me, on a horse.

Cuenca

After the jungle we went south to Cuenca. This is the main Cathedral.

Bread Babies


On Day of the Dead, which is the first of November, we bough bread babies a delicious traditional pastry (you could compare them to ginger bread men).

Tree at Jatun Sacha Reserve

Toucan at Our Hotel in Coca

Nysa and Nadia on a boat

Pictures from the Jungle

We Survived

A little while later, after we recuperated

After the Marathon


Steph, Kristine, and I, after the half marathon

Finally! Pictures!

Alright everyone so you complained about not having pictures on this blog!?!?!? Well here they are, as many as I get on in the short time I had. These are in no particularly order and have been chosen for purely shock value! Enjoy



Kristine, myself, and Steph before the half marathon we did in Quito in November.