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We hiked again this morning. This time for the canopy walk. It is a suspension bridge high above the forest, 140 feet high
. More than one member of our group was not comfortable with heights, andLes mer
We hiked again this morning. This time for the canopy walk. It is a suspension bridge high above the forest, 140 feet high
. More than one member of our group was not comfortable with heights, andLes mer
Finally we had time for some R&R. So took a quick dip before lunch. The pool is double netted to protect us from unwelcome visitors!
These otters were swimming in the lake by our lodgings. We watch the. Play for quite some time!
Alan wanted to fish for piranha, so someone got us the bargain basement fishing gear and out we went. Didn’t catch any piranha, but they ate all of our bait. So you might say this was an exercise ofLes mer
See those beady eyes in the first picture? Well that is as close as we got to a caiman! Sneeky little creature.
The journey out is longer than the journey in because we are going against the current of the Napo river. We wear our rubber boots to the motorized canoe and huddle under ponchos for the rest of theLes mer
A bus picks us up at Quito airport and we drive to the Equatorial museum. It is conveniently located on the equator.
Lunch is boxed lunch from Sacha Lodge and is served in a quaint restaurant at theLes mer
Most of the group went to a restaurant overlooking Quito at night. The food was plentiful and moderately priced. I had goat stew and Dianne had a steak that was so rare she sent it back. My goat wasLes mer
After dinner we hired a car to take us to the city at night. It was quiet compared to our visit a few days ago. Our driver was kind enough to hang around with us while we took photos. An extra set ofLes mer
On our way to the rose plantation we stopped to take in this spectacular view. This is the highest mountain at 19,400 ft.
The following pictures were snapped on our was in the province of Octavia.