We practice our Spanish with our Taxi driver on the way to the TelefériQo. He is happy that we have returned to Quito—he is proud of his country. The 18 minute cable car takes us up the side of Volcán Pichincha. We are high up...very high up...about 4100 m above sea level. Then we start to hike..higher and higher. We don’t quite make it to the summit, but we are above the clouds. One minute sun, next mist, then tiny pellets of ice rain down. The weather changes very quickly this high up. We can feel the wind take our breath away. Tiny finch scrounge for food in the high altitude grasslands. It is a perfect day.
Tomorrow we fly to the Galapagos and board our boat. This trip is already awesome. You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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