You win some, you lose sone......
Well we finally, after a no show over NYE in Valparaiso, Chile & a shanty town set-up in Cusco, Peru we finally had some luck when we arrived in Quito with our old worst enemy 'Couchsurfing'.
We spent our last day in Machalilla NP back at Los Frailes beach, hiking around to other coves, bays & chilling out before jumping on one of the trusty overnighters to Quito. We rocked up late (what a surprise) and jumped straight into a cab headed for Kristin's house (our newest couchsurfing companion). We made just in time, she was waiting out the front for a cab on her way to work, so she let us in and quickly showed us around the joint which was awesome! Great views, excellent area, our own room, the cutest cockerspanuel in the world named Percy, a fridge full of beer and a lounge room full of DVD's. Paradise!
We headed into the trendy area of town for some breakfast and a walk around before deciding to jump on a trole (cable car get-up) to head into the old part of town for some chilling and photos. Make it to the plaza, go to rip out the beast and what the fuck!? No camera! My bag was zipped up the whole time, my hand in the pocket of my wallet and my other over the zip of my bag, turn the bag around and what do we find, a nasty slice through the bag just big enough to get a hand in and a camera out!
I'm guessing that it was a middle aged couple who I got jammed in between on the trole (very unsuspecting, but most profesionals are) so we headed to the police for yet another police report (my insurance company either doesn't believe me by now or hates me) and back out onto the streets to try and find another, after losing the photos this is the worst part of having your camera nicked in South America, cause they're either really shit or expensive. We gave up not too long afterwards, headed to the most awesome supermarket we have seen since Brasil and back to Kristins for some DVD's, gourmet deli food and brewskies. Out for Indian for dinner and back room to some more couching around which is really good after being on the move now for almost 5 months.
The next day we hit all the black markets in town in hope of tracking the sucker down with no luck. Eventually got around to checking out the old town (in a cab) and then headed home for more munchies & laziness on the couch iun front of the tube. An early start to Thursday saw us taking a walk in th close by Parque Metropolitina with Kristin & Percy before heading North to the Equator to watch toilets flush in opposite directions and all sorts of craziness. Back to Quito, to the Airport and on on our way to the Kidnapping & Coffee capital of the world, Colombia!
A tranquil night last night in the hostel, gave us an early start to the day out to the Mercado Negro where we picked up my 4th Digi Cam in South America (shocking I know). Some sightseeing today and off to the Caribe tomorrow for mor beach, sun & surf! Photos will be along soon when we get the new weapon into action!
We spent our last day in Machalilla NP back at Los Frailes beach, hiking around to other coves, bays & chilling out before jumping on one of the trusty overnighters to Quito. We rocked up late (what a surprise) and jumped straight into a cab headed for Kristin's house (our newest couchsurfing companion). We made just in time, she was waiting out the front for a cab on her way to work, so she let us in and quickly showed us around the joint which was awesome! Great views, excellent area, our own room, the cutest cockerspanuel in the world named Percy, a fridge full of beer and a lounge room full of DVD's. Paradise!
We headed into the trendy area of town for some breakfast and a walk around before deciding to jump on a trole (cable car get-up) to head into the old part of town for some chilling and photos. Make it to the plaza, go to rip out the beast and what the fuck!? No camera! My bag was zipped up the whole time, my hand in the pocket of my wallet and my other over the zip of my bag, turn the bag around and what do we find, a nasty slice through the bag just big enough to get a hand in and a camera out!
I'm guessing that it was a middle aged couple who I got jammed in between on the trole (very unsuspecting, but most profesionals are) so we headed to the police for yet another police report (my insurance company either doesn't believe me by now or hates me) and back out onto the streets to try and find another, after losing the photos this is the worst part of having your camera nicked in South America, cause they're either really shit or expensive. We gave up not too long afterwards, headed to the most awesome supermarket we have seen since Brasil and back to Kristins for some DVD's, gourmet deli food and brewskies. Out for Indian for dinner and back room to some more couching around which is really good after being on the move now for almost 5 months.
The next day we hit all the black markets in town in hope of tracking the sucker down with no luck. Eventually got around to checking out the old town (in a cab) and then headed home for more munchies & laziness on the couch iun front of the tube. An early start to Thursday saw us taking a walk in th close by Parque Metropolitina with Kristin & Percy before heading North to the Equator to watch toilets flush in opposite directions and all sorts of craziness. Back to Quito, to the Airport and on on our way to the Kidnapping & Coffee capital of the world, Colombia!
A tranquil night last night in the hostel, gave us an early start to the day out to the Mercado Negro where we picked up my 4th Digi Cam in South America (shocking I know). Some sightseeing today and off to the Caribe tomorrow for mor beach, sun & surf! Photos will be along soon when we get the new weapon into action!
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