Stepping on soil in a completely different part of the world is much like how you feel on your birthday.
It’s pretty sweet… but you don’t really feel any different than before.
But it is still pretty sweet.
My friend and I landed in Quito, the capital of Ecuador (on the upper-west coast of South America) last night at 11:30pm. A quick taxi ride to the La Marsical area – Gringo central, full of hostels and restaurants – where we found the first hostel with available rooms and immediately fell asleep, exhausted from a full day of flights and 7-hour layovers.
The image above is our view from the hostel balcony in the morning.
Today we genuinely relaxed, walking around a little, reading for hours in parks/cafes/hostels and getting some food.
We found a cheaper hostel for tonight. $15 total for a room with two beds and private bathroom!… though very shoody electrical wiring right above the shower head is a little sketchy.
The next few days will also be spend really taking it easy to let our bodies adjust to the high altitude and get our bearings.
After that, assuming I don’t get zapped in my morning shower, who knows!? :)
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