Phew what a long day it has been! I had to wake up at 4:30 this morning (and this was after going to bed late, I didn't get back from the party last night until past 11:00). I left the house at 5:30 and called a taxi to pick me up. The taxi took absolutely forever to arrive, but there was no need to worry about being late since I'm living in Ecuatime. I arrived at el estadio olímpico at 6:00, where I met up with a group of international students for the big trip to Otavalo. The bus was supposed to be there at 6:00 but didn't actually arrive until closer to 6:30. Our first stop was breakfast in Cayambe. I had hot chocolate, a string cheese type of thing, and some kind of hard bread that I dipped in the hot chocolate. After breakfast we went to a lake where we got out of the bus to stretch, walk around, talk, and watch the birds. There were two crazy swimmers having a race in the lake! La cascada de Peguche (the waterfall of Peguche) was the next stop on our adventure. We hiked for quite some time but finally made it to the waterfall. It was beautiful! I climbed almost up to the top and waded in the ice cold water right beneath the falls! We saw a sweet perrito next to the falls. Even though we're not really supposed to pet the dogs here, none of the girls could resist his big eyes! We hiked up a path and past a sign that said "PELIGRO!" next to a cave, where Guadalupe's son Fernando and his friend joined me for a hike! It was super tiny inside, luckily they are both small! After the waterfall hike, we went to lake number two (Lago San Pablo), where we ate lunch and did some more hiking. This lake was formed over a volcanic crater. The water was so blue! I was quite impressed with Julian, Guadelupe's other son. He is only four, but he refused to be left behind while the rest of us went hiking so he joined us for the long walk up the mountain! Finally we left for the market town of Otavalo. We had to take an alternate route because one of the roads was blocked with stones. By the time we got there we only had an hour to shop, which was a pity. I could have easily spent a whole day there! We were all really worried because we were missing one of the girls at the end, but eventually Guadalupe found her. We went to a cheap (but tasty) restaurant and then headed back to Quito, where I hailed a cab (yes, I am quite the city girl now) and went home.
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Hola, soy olivia.After living in the Midwest my whole life, I packed my bags and moved south to Guadalajara, Mexico where I'm working as an English teacher and studying Spanish. Keep posted to hear about all my adventures!
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