Day 3 - Ecuador

Today was such an special day in so many ways but I do not have time right now to type out all of my notes. In short we did an aclimation hike up Pinchincho at about 15,200 feet, learned a ton about the history of Ecuador and stayed in one of the most interesting hotels I´ve exerienced to date - check it out www.hosterialacienega.com. Very lovely indeed. I feel quite priviledged to have experienced just this day.

Thus far all aclimation hikes have been fun and worthwhile. Even when we are not ascending we are at around 9000 - 10,o00 feet as the whole Quito basin sits at that elevation range. We are heading to Cotapaxi this afternoon, will go up to the huts tomorrow, and then shoot for the summit at 19,7800 feet tomorrow night if weather permits. Wish us luck. I won´t be back on email or my blog for a couple days. I look forward to writing more - there is so much to tell as this sleeper of a country and its people and history are proving to be fascinating at minimum.

Best to all,
xoxo
terri