We've been in Ecuador for over a week being hosted by Jorge, Adriana, and their daughter Nadia. We've been busy touring the capital city of Quito, (elevation 9,000 to 10,000 feet) then a two hour drive to Santo Domingo (elevation 2,500 feet), to visit with with Jorge's parents, and then on to Playas (sea level) to visit with other cousins.
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| Our hotel |
Yesterday we flew from Quito to the Galapagos. We found out that there are only two other people in our tour group and they only speak Spanish. So, for the first few days, there are two tour guides, one who speaks English, for me and Ellen and another for the Spanish mother/daughter team. We have a 36 passenger bus to haul us around.........
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| Sink Hole |
The island we're on rises to over 2,500 feet in the center. In the afternoon, we saw huge sink holes from old underground lava flows, we got to walk & crawl several hundred yards through some old underground lava tubes, and then visited a farm/refuge for the giant tortoises that live on the island.
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| Entering the underground lava tube |
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| When I grow up......... |
