Here I am with a new pair of light weight cotton draw-string pants I had just purchased from the salesperson on the right. We were just outside of Banos and I was pretty cold - needed some pants. I went back later and got a poncho for Connie - which made her QUITE happy! She had been pretty cold on the bus. The change in temps from the 90's in the Galapagos to the 50's in the Andes was quite a shock. We knew it would happen but didn't quite believe it I guess.
Here's a closeup of one of the volcanos we drove past on the way to Banos. We were lucky to see the peak of it - they are usually cloud-covered most of the day
That same volcano with a thatched roof house in the foreground.
There were several stops along the way where all traffic had to stop for road construction. Only a single lane was open so you had to wait for up to a half hour. Guys like this were right there trying to sell different types of snacks. They were mostly chiefle (fried plantano - banana like lightly salted). They taste pretty good and we all bought some from he and his cohorts.
Two indigenous woman hard at work way up on a hillside at just about the topmost part of the Andes. Shortly after this we began our descent to the Eastern side and Banos.
Off in the distance you can see terraced farm plots carved into the side of the Andes.
Just after the town we stopped at for lunch we were completely in the cloud cover. I don't really know how our driver Jose did it. What we hoped to be a 4 hour trip turned out to be closer to 10 hours - with several stops!
A small little park in the town where we stopped for a picnic lunch prepared the night before by Luis and Chio. I can't say enough about their hospitality. The nicest, most giving people you would ever have the pleasure of meeting. Thanks so much to our Ecuadoran hosts!
Here I am making a fool of myself playing soccer in a small village as we crossed the Continental Divide from one side of the Andes to the other. We stopped for a picnic lunch that was made the night before by Luis and Chio. I couldn't resist trying to play - my excuse was the sandals - and being 3 times as old as the kids.
Chio's mother outside their home in Guayaquil. What a sweetheart!
Luis and Chio's house with the "Magic Bus" we traveled around in for 3 days.
Here I am with a new pair of light weight cotton draw-string pants I had just purchased from the salesperson on the right. We were just outside of Banos and I was pretty cold - needed some pants. I went back later and got a poncho for Connie - which made her QUITE happy! She had been pretty cold on the bus. The change in temps from the 90's in the Galapagos to the 50's in the Andes was quite a shock. We knew it would happen but didn't quite believe it I guess.
Here's a closeup of one of the volcanos we drove past on the way to Banos. We were lucky to see the peak of it - they are usually cloud-covered most of the day
That same volcano with a thatched roof house in the foreground.
There were several stops along the way where all traffic had to stop for road construction. Only a single lane was open so you had to wait for up to a half hour. Guys like this were right there trying to sell different types of snacks. They were mostly chiefle (fried plantano - banana like lightly salted). They taste pretty good and we all bought some from he and his cohorts.
Two indigenous woman hard at work way up on a hillside at just about the topmost part of the Andes. Shortly after this we began our descent to the Eastern side and Banos.
Off in the distance you can see terraced farm plots carved into the side of the Andes.
Just after the town we stopped at for lunch we were completely in the cloud cover. I don't really know how our driver Jose did it. What we hoped to be a 4 hour trip turned out to be closer to 10 hours - with several stops!
A small little park in the town where we stopped for a picnic lunch prepared the night before by Luis and Chio. I can't say enough about their hospitality. The nicest, most giving people you would ever have the pleasure of meeting. Thanks so much to our Ecuadoran hosts!
Here I am making a fool of myself playing soccer in a small village as we crossed the Continental Divide from one side of the Andes to the other. We stopped for a picnic lunch that was made the night before by Luis and Chio. I couldn't resist trying to play - my excuse was the sandals - and being 3 times as old as the kids.
Chio's mother outside their home in Guayaquil. What a sweetheart!
Luis and Chio's house with the "Magic Bus" we traveled around in for 3 days. 
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