We made it!

We arrived in Quito with no problems on Monday night. Stayed at a hostel (Traverler´s Inn) in La Mirascul, right outside of Old Town. A family run place, very clean but a bit expensive ($40 for a private room with bano). It did include a substanial breakfast consisting of fresh fruit, bread, eggs, queso fresco, coffee and freshly squeezed juice. The next day we went to Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) where we straddled the northern and southern hemisphere and saw llamas!

Wednesday we took a bus to Tena, Ecuador which is about 230km south of Quito. The bus ride was supposed to be 5-6 hours long, but our maniac bus driver did it in 4 hours! The winding roads through the Andes didnt agree with Cory´s stomach at one point..ugh! We are now staying at Hostal Pakay, a tree house tucked away in the rainforest. It is a self sufficiant hostel ran by an Ecuadorian/German couple who have been amazing hosts. Today we took a 30 mintue bus ride ($.25) to Misuhalli, a town on the Rio Napo (a tributary of the Amazon River). There were crazy monkeys (monos) all over town looking to grab anything from anyone. Next we took a bus to Cascada de Latas (waterfalls) where we hiked about an hour to the falls. On tonights menu, prepared by our lovely hosts, is Tilapia cooked in banana leaves with fried ants! We will let you know how that goes! Next stop is a town called Banos, known for their thermal hot springs. Update again soon!