Decided to return to Quito so Jon cold have a comfortable room and modern, clean bathroom while he was sick! Not a great time for Jon! I caught up with the blog, actually replied to emails and was, of course, a dedicated nurse! Arrived in Quito for huge street parties lasting until 4 am - Ecuadorians can party! After Jon felt human again, we headed to the ultra tourist site - Mitad Del Mundo. You have to see the equator line! Went to a few different sites and...

Stayed in lovely country hostel in such a peaceful location; it´s surrounded by steep hills and you can see locals still using traditional farming methods. Our room had a beautiful log fire !Really enjoyed strolling to waterfall and getting lost around the hills!Weren´t as fussed on the town. Fridays night was teens in hoodies and hanging around street corners flirting night - suprisingly Western!Walked around the famous traditional Saturdaymarkets, which were,...

Had a great time here! Love the Old Town and spent most of our time there. So much history and a bustling place - street vendors, ladies in beautiful traditional dress selling vegetables, packed buses and lots of cute toddlers being dragged along with wooly hats over their eyes! So many churches here and religious imagery everywhere! One of my favourite things was climbing the towers of ´Basilica del Voto National´. You drag yourself up steep ladders the whole...