One of the many beautiful churches on San Francisco square
Inside Basilica
Made it
Still climbing
Up to the Basilica tower
OSHA?
Cotacachi square
Volcano over looks the town.
Quisato Equatorial Monument
Twice a year when the sun is directly overhead there is no shadow as the sun shines down the tube for a couple of seconds. After visiting the equator stopped in the market in Otavalo. Then spent the afternoon in Cotacachi.
The equator
Funny things here. You can have someone stand 10ft away and pinch their fingers together and you can’t pull their fingers apart easily. Then have them stand on the equator and it’s no problem.
So far so good.
I have made it to Quito, Ecuador. Big, busy city! At over 9300ft in elevation and around 3 million people it’s pretty amazing. Had an unplanned layover in Miami but turned into a lot of fun. Had a great time in Illinois with family and friends. Thanks for all the hospitality and smiles! Icing on the cake, Andrea has been chosen “Educator citizen of the year in the city of Rock Island”. That is so cool and everyone is so proud of her!
Old man river, just keeps on rolling.
Mississippi River