The group meets with Sergio for our nature walk
High up on the Tinlandia Eco Lodge
Papayrus plants and some nice lily pads on the grounds
Here is a trio of toucans that came to eat papaya set out for them just ouside where we ate our breakfast. Tinlandia Lodge has been in existance since 1935 - started by the current owner's father. Purported to be the first eco lodge in South America, the relatively small privately owned preserve has more species of birds than are in the United States.
We arrived in the dark last night and took a single bag from our bus and had it transported .7 of a mile up to where our cabins were. We then walked up the steep slippery road with our lights to get to where we slept. Sergio, the owner had a nice dinner for us before we headed up to sleep. He arranged to meet us at 6:30 to go on a nature hike - to see birds. The birds were in pretty short supply but we saw quite a few interesting trees and types of plants. The cabanas we stayed in were pretty rustic - not up to the standards we had established previous to this stop. We decided to pack it in early and they prepared a box lunch of chicken sandwiches and vegetables for our bus trip to Quito. We hit the road for a 3 hour trip up up and up and then doen into Quito in the early afternoon.
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