After getting back from the Galapagos dad and I decided to check out the centre if the world, as in the Equator. Nice park, if a little tacky. Got some good jumping shots over the actual line. dad in true flashpacking style decided that going by public bus would take far too loing so we hired a taxi for the afternoon for 30 bucks. But once that was done there wasn´t a whole lot to do in Quito. Didnt have enough time to go down to the Aamazon so decided to head to the cloud forest of Miso. Nice place and did live up to its name as it was very cloudy. The lodge was very a la Swiss family robinson. All bamboo and wierd shaped windows. You could see through the walls and very like the bamboo huts that I lived in a Kecil!

Went for some walks along some very muddy tracks but managed to miss most the major animals. Tucons and tree sloths. Really wanted to see the sloth as got to be the animal verison of Duckering!! Saw loads of humming birds which are natures own little attack helicopters. The speed of these things needs to be seen to be beleived. Took a wee vid to show what they are like. Got some pics but very hard to photograph as they are always zipping around.

Werte going to stay for 2 days but we were not twitchers enough (bird spotters) to stomch more rain, cloud and mud. Headed back to Quito and spent Dads last day getting me sorted out with flights to Colombia and a Cotopaxi trip. Heading off tomorrow morning.

Bit wierd now that Dad has left but havce managed to get into a hostel with some cool people. Place itself is very run down and prob the exact polar opposite of where we have been stayuing during Dads turbo flashpacking tour.

Will post when i´m back from the volcano.

C

ps - spare a though for me on Sun morning when i´m draggin my sorry ass up the highest acvtive volcano in the world!!