Howdy, all! After a looooooong day of travel (limo was 30 minutes late in NJ), we arrived without incident in Quito, took a taxi to our hotel, and relaxed for an hour before taking a walk in the city. (Hard lesson learned, unfortunately - Brendan lost a camera he had secured only very loosely in his cargo pants pocket.) We´ve met up with my friends Elenita and Maria Eugenia in a wondeful new mall-type complex in the colonial part of the city for supper, 5 mintes from the hotel. Tom did get sick - he felt bad before ever ingesting anything in ecuador, so it wasn´t the food or the water, probably just the loooooong day of travel. He left supper early to go to the hotel and rest (I walked him back). But at supper, a group of dancers came whirling in and swirled around the tables and swept up the students to take them to an informal gathering of musicians, where probably 500 well-dressed Quitenos were watching a traditional dance troupe perform in an enclosed ampitheater. It was sublime. Photos tomorrow!
Back to supper ' there´s an internet cafe 50 feet from where we were eating just now, all under the same roof as the restaurant and the ampitheater. This city ROCKS.
More tomorrow!
Mr. Johnson
Special Message from Quinn: "Hola Mami , me gust ael hotel mucho¨!"
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Glad to know you arrived safely. What a great and impromtu way to start you trip. Hope Tom is feeling better today - he should drink plenty of bottled water. I can't wait to hear more about your adventures and see some pictures too. Thanks for checking in.
- caitlin
p.s. hi chloe!
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