Back in Quito

After spending another delightful evening at the Lima
airport, we had a rather uneventful flight back on LAN
and ended up heading through customs at about 6:00am
in Quito. Although several times in Peru I was questioned
about the kilo of a mysterious white substance I was carrying
in my bag (it was salt from the Salt Mine in Salinas) we
breezed through customs here and took a quick taxi to
our apartment in Edificio Holanda where we were greeted
by our amigo, Wilson (pronouced Gwilson in Espanol).
Wilson is one of the security guards that monitors the
front door of the building and constantly challenges us
to improve our Spanish-speaking skills. A good guy
nonetheless! So immediately after entering the apartment,
it was lights out for the next 8 hours. Airport floors don't
offer you the cozy rest you might expect. Now we're
starting our next set of adventures in Ecuador's capital.

Apartamento en Quito

We moved into our apartment today. Well, at least for the next
2 1/2 weeks. It turns out that right before we contacted the
owners, somebody else rented it from May 15 through the
middle of June. Oh well. We're going to move back in for the
last month we're here. It's a great place...and HUGE! Way too
big for the two of us, but we're expecting several friends to
visit while we are here so it will be just right. It has great
views of Parque de Carolina across the street and the
mountains in the background. It should be a fun place to
live.