Since leaving Vancouver nine and a half months ago, we experienced many new places and made many new friends, and now our eyes were focused northward and home. Leaving the jungle behind, we journeyed toward Quito by bus but not before stopping for two days at the thermal bath resort of Papallacta to enjoy the hot and cold pools just outside our hotel room door.
We spent our final two days in Quito where we visited the Guayasamín Museum and his Capella del Hombre (Chapel of Man), walked and ate in the Mariscal neighbourhood and did some last-minute shopping.
On our last night we found ourselves in an outdoor restaurant taking in the local colour and watching Ecuador play Greece in a soccer match. We looked across the patio to find our friend Alex from the Galapagos. What a coincidence and a great way to end the trip!
Up at 4am on June 8th, we caught our flight and by 5pm we were at the Sea-Tac airport enjoying our first mussels and salmon in ten months. Oh yes, and while connecting through Houston, we devoured a pulled pork sandwich and a huge baked potato loaded with an assortment of artery clogging condiments.
Once home, we continued to reacquaint ourselves with the culinary delights of Vancouver… Chinese dumplings, Indian curry, Japanese sushi… everything we missed while away.
What next? We don’t know yet. Besides we’re still unpacking from this trip, and Sally has to return to work. We loved sharing our adventure with you and trust you enjoyed it too.
