New

Every day we wake up is a new beginning. A new way to start the day and explore our options, decisions, luck, and timing. Only ourselves have the power to live and change our life.  I found myself in a rut and feeling as if it was time to mix it up a bit. I decided to travel to Ecuador and quit a job that was making me frustrated and unhappy. I am not living to work. I am living to enjoy this thing called life. To make each day anew and to make the most of each day ! Happy New Year 2015 ! What a thrill to start off a new year travelling to a new country ! And a new continent ! My dream for over ten years to visit South America !

Arrive at the Quito airport at midnight via an eight hour uneventful flight from Colorado, which left me with beautiful snowflakes.  I had a wink or two in the airport and hopped the bus around 7 AM. Green large hills-mountains were surrounded by blocks and blocks of streets and basic concrete buildings.

 Cobbled stone streets lined with buildings and important ex-quiste churches. Older ladies dressed in traditional clothing selling mangos and grapes at every corner. We stayed at a family run hostel (picture below) in old town which had easy access to historic buildings, a great view, and easy access to the trolley.  We also ventured into "new town" to watch the New Years Eve festivities.

A basic breakfast costs about $2 for eggs, juice, coffee, and bread roll. A complete breakfast costs about $2.50 for eggs, juice, coffee, bread roll, rice and a piece of meat or chicken. The trolley costs 25 cents and an average taxi ride about $2-5 dollars. Sleeping arrangements anywhere from $8-25 for a moderate place to stay.

More photos soon as I am able to and we are headed into The Oriente region (Northwest) towards jungles, rainforests, rivers, waterfalls, and hotsprings.