Mom of the family had already set out an elaborate breakfast of fresh fruit, bread, home made cheese, natural yogurt and cereal. We ate until we could nearly move.
Dad had planned for us to visit the equator in the morning. The drive took about an hour in and out of the many valleys Quito had. Like most countries I have been to outside of north America, people drove wherever there was road space. Lane lines and sometimes traffic lights were just suggestions.
We arrived at the equator. We thought it was just going to a monument. But it was a whole themed park, very loose theme though. There was a planetarium, insectarium, countless souvenir shops, cafes and restaurants. The entrance was 2 USD each. Ecuador started using US currency only a few years ago. Maybe because it was a Monday but the park was very quite, no more than 15 or 20 visitors including us. We took our standard tourist pictures of straddling the equator line. We also went up the monument to get a top view of the surrounding. This was 3 USD extra each.
Inside the monument was a museum about Ecuador and its different indigents people. I was surprised to find out there were African slaves who ended up settling on the coast. The varies tribal people all looked different from each other. That was interesting to me considering Ecuador is not a very big country.
Before leaving the park, we grabbed an ice cream made out of a fruit called Guayana. It tasted like a slightly sour coconut. It was really good especially it was a warm sunny morning.
We had lunch at the house. We hung around the house and played with the dogs until it was time to leave for the airport. The reality had really set in that we were leaving.
It had been a fantastic trip as per usual. I can't wait to plan my next adventure.
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4 Amigos in South America
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- Faye Xuan
- Bolivia, Cultural Immersion, Expedition Cruises, Galapagos, History, Inca Trail, Light Hiking, Peru, Snorkeling, South America, Traveler Stories, Wildlife Watching
- Skipped over Lima, Straight to Cusco - day 1
- Horses and thunderstorm
- C'mon Canada (Sacred Valley)
- Route to Machu Picchu
- Machu Picchu
- The Inka Express
- Lake Titicaca from Peru
- Lake Titicaca from Peru
- At the Copa, Copacabana...
- Isla Del Sol
- Route to La Paz
- Salar de Uyuni (Day 1)
- Salar de Uyuni (Day 2)
- Salar de Uyuni (Day 3)
- Bolivia's National Treasure, the Cholitas
- Finding Valle De La Luna
- Waiting for Galapagos
- Galapagos (Day 1)
- Galapagos (Day 2)
- Galapagos (Day 3)
- Galapagos (Day 4)
- Galapagos (Day 5)
- Last Day of the Trip, Last Day in South America
