We headed out of Quito and only had to turn back once to get a last
minute touch up to our axle. Our next stop was the town of Ambato
where we had been invited by Kim and Xavier of the Pichi VW club to
spend some time in their town! Its always awesome to experience towns
which you would otherwise not go to and be greeted by some friendly
faces, this time it included nearly half the VW club!
One of the girls treated us to a classical Ecuadorian song upon our arrival. It was great to see our little travel guitar getting well used by a classically trained guitarist!
How many Ecuadorians can you fit in a Vanagon? This time it was 12 but with room for a few more!
A small sampling of Xavier's wicked car collection.
Xavier very kindly gave us a van of our own for the dashboard. We were delighted to name it Bellita after Bella, the 1978 Combi of our friends Sarah and Marc who we travelled with through El Salvador!
On sunday we headed to Banos, a popular getaway town for the locals. On the way we stopped at the market town of Salasaca and watched the women bringing their goods in from the surrounding villages
A couple of the amazing waterfalls in the area surrounding Banos.
Heading to the waterfalls on a crazy cable tram with Kim and Xavier
Im not quite sure what "Motorcycle mountain bike horses" are... But I'm pretty sure I want one.
Back on the road, driving through some of the beautiful countryside of the Ecuadorian Andes
Hey...is that guy drinking a bottle of....Canadian?
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you guys are back on the road!
K
WHAT!????? No friggin way! This is beautiful!!! It's a miniature Bella!!!!! Cool beyond words and we're thrilled that her name is Bellita. Kumu isn't alone after all :)
ReplyDeleteYour pics are incredible and so is the news that you are back on the road and in the good company of VW lovers.
Safe travels!
Sarah, Marc, and BELLA!!!!!