Plains of Cotopaxi

Jenn and I also had some time to travel together by ourselves. This is one of the flat areas leading up to the Cotopaxi refuge. The white spot in the middle is either a spontaneous alien appearance or a developing mistake

Cuenca Parade

One of several colourful floats during a parade in Cuenca

Stairs

Stairs near the park in Cuenca

Streets of Cuenca

Another picture from out a window

Cathedral of Cuenca-Main Doors

This cathedral when built was meant to be the biggest in Latin America. Unfortunately they forgot that that might actually involve some sound planning. Inside this Cathedral I saw God, literally.

Road to the Angel

At the end of the road in this picture you can see the angel on the hill on the outskirts of Quito

Roof Tiles

I had to lean out a window to get this picture, but it was worth it

Inside the Cathedral

Even cooler than being inside the cathedral was walking across the roof of the sanctuary!

Lone Tower

Another of the towers. There was a couple kissing but they are not visible in this scanned picture unfortunately

Cuenca and Cathedrals-The Two Towers

No picture tour of Ecuador would be complete without some mention of the Cathedrals.
Here is the two towers of the main Cathedral in the historic centre of Quito

Starfish

Starfish on soft sand, surrounded by slowly receding water

Down to the Coast

Seashells with ever delicate sand dollar
Thousands of these lined the beach,
but could break with the lightest of touches

Church in Montanita

Blue Beach Boats

Random shots from the Sierra

Whatever you do, don't bring in your goats!

Our homemade Christmas Dinner

Me with another llama

More from Ingapirca

Rock with holes
Según algunos antropológicos...

Jenn and Dan

Jenn meets the llama

Christmas Tour-Meeting the Llama

We now jump to Christmas where Jenn, Dan, and I did a tour of Ecuador. One stop was at Ingapirca, the most prominent Inca site in Ecuador. That was cool, but the best part was meeting the wildlife. Eventually I got close enough that my offerings of grass were accepted.

Group Photo

This one should have gone way back at the beginning but I just got it now. This is the group at the military base just before our Welcome Dinner.

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.