6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
That’s right!! Everyone got up at 6:00 a.m., had breakfast by 7:00 a.m. and was ready to depart on another exciting day by 7:20 a.m.! Everyone was on time!
Today we rode on the Pan-American Highway, which is the longest highway in the Western Hemisphere. It goes from Alaska all the way down to the tip of Argentina. The highway takes a brief “break” in Columbia because of the swamps and the road could not be build on the swamp land.
We first drove to Calderon, a town which is famous for the creation of “bread dough figures,” We saw a demonstration by a woman making a bread dough llama. It was quite impressive. These figures are NOT to be eaten, but to be displayed. In November the bakers in this town make bread dough figures that can be eaten. They are called “wah wahs.” After a quite walk down the main street of the town and looking at all of the vegetables and fruits that were being sold, we went back on the bus and went to Otavalo which is famous for it’s market.
What an amazing market, filled with handwoven objects – ranging from rugs, to hammocks, to clothing to all type of textiles and jewelry. Each of us had fun looking through the market and making those “very special purchases” that certainly helped the Ecuador economy!
We ate lunch at a beautiful hotel and restaurant – Hosteria Hacienda Pinsaqui. The restaurant was elegant, the service was terrific and the food was GREAT!
Our trip back to the hotel took two hours and we all had time to either chat or snooze. We passed MT. CAYAMBA , where is the only mountain on the equator that is covered with snow year round.
When we returned to the hotel we had an hour before dinner – where we had the opportunity to look over our purchases. After dinner the students were busy working on their “talent” for our talent show tomorrow night We can’t wait to see what talents the students are going to share!
AH… such excitement.
Tomorrow we’re off to the rain forest.
I’m not sure about the internet service – but PLEASE check the blog tomorrow to see if there is a new entry.
Happy day!
