Hola, hola, hola! Sorry for the delay in not posting the last few days, but we have been otherwise occupied! Just want to give you a quick update and let you know we are still alive and well (for the most part)!!
Tuesday was a thrilling day indeed, with many activities for adrenaline junkies, such as we are, NOT!! Haha! Well we decided to do it all- tubing down River Mindo, zipling 10 different lines, and canyoning, which is basically rapelling down a waterfall that is about 50 ft. Needless to say, it was a thrilling day. The problem with it was that it was cloudy and drizzly the whole day, so we only had a view of clouds covering the mountains, but that is a magical view in itself. David Lansdale met us for dinner and we had pizza (we have been having lots of pizza!!). We stayed in a hostel that was less than great on tuesday night and we decided that we wont spend less than $10 for a hostel again. Lesson learned! :)
Wednesday morning, we met David at the elementary school in Mindo, and some people he has been working with on projects asked to videotape Tianne and I. So we were filmed eating a typical bread for the month of November called Guaguas de pan- they are usually either filled with cheese or guava marmelaid. In addition to this, we were filmed in the butterfly farm, feeding and holding butterflies. Then David dropped us off in Mitad del Mundo, which is the closest town to the ecuator line. We took a tour, and saw the 'trick' they play with the water going down the drain. It is not true, but it is very believable when they demonstrate it. Then, one of the friends, Andres Borja, came and picked us up and took us back to his house for meeting. We had a special meeting, but it was hard for both of us to get much out of it because even in english it is a difficult study to understand! Very special to meet more new friends, and see familiar faces from Sunday! We had dinner after meeting, and sat and visited with the very special family who had meeting in their house. We had meeting, dinner, and spent the night with the same super special family. So many wonderful visits and sweet fellowship indeed. They are very hospitable- the last name of the family is Borja.
Thursday, we had a late breakfast, and had another special visit with the Borjas. Then we took a bus to Old Town Quito and ate pizza (surprise surprise!!) and then we took a walk around the park. Then we took a tour on a double decker bus, and we got to see the central and south parts of Quito. We have mostly spent our time in the northern part of Quito. Then, we came back to the Borja's apartment and ate pizza (haha) and played Phase 10. We are headed to Ipiales, Colombia tomorrow!
Some memorable moments the last few days thats for sure! :)
Tuesday was a thrilling day indeed, with many activities for adrenaline junkies, such as we are, NOT!! Haha! Well we decided to do it all- tubing down River Mindo, zipling 10 different lines, and canyoning, which is basically rapelling down a waterfall that is about 50 ft. Needless to say, it was a thrilling day. The problem with it was that it was cloudy and drizzly the whole day, so we only had a view of clouds covering the mountains, but that is a magical view in itself. David Lansdale met us for dinner and we had pizza (we have been having lots of pizza!!). We stayed in a hostel that was less than great on tuesday night and we decided that we wont spend less than $10 for a hostel again. Lesson learned! :)
Wednesday morning, we met David at the elementary school in Mindo, and some people he has been working with on projects asked to videotape Tianne and I. So we were filmed eating a typical bread for the month of November called Guaguas de pan- they are usually either filled with cheese or guava marmelaid. In addition to this, we were filmed in the butterfly farm, feeding and holding butterflies. Then David dropped us off in Mitad del Mundo, which is the closest town to the ecuator line. We took a tour, and saw the 'trick' they play with the water going down the drain. It is not true, but it is very believable when they demonstrate it. Then, one of the friends, Andres Borja, came and picked us up and took us back to his house for meeting. We had a special meeting, but it was hard for both of us to get much out of it because even in english it is a difficult study to understand! Very special to meet more new friends, and see familiar faces from Sunday! We had dinner after meeting, and sat and visited with the very special family who had meeting in their house. We had meeting, dinner, and spent the night with the same super special family. So many wonderful visits and sweet fellowship indeed. They are very hospitable- the last name of the family is Borja.
Thursday, we had a late breakfast, and had another special visit with the Borjas. Then we took a bus to Old Town Quito and ate pizza (surprise surprise!!) and then we took a walk around the park. Then we took a tour on a double decker bus, and we got to see the central and south parts of Quito. We have mostly spent our time in the northern part of Quito. Then, we came back to the Borja's apartment and ate pizza (haha) and played Phase 10. We are headed to Ipiales, Colombia tomorrow!
Some memorable moments the last few days thats for sure! :)
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