Schiphol AMS ...the start
January 3 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
..love a Boeing 777..but not a 10 hour flight🙄...but...that's the way I'm getting to Quito today...400 people on board...that's a BIG aeroplane...and already delayed...no surprise there...am RowRead more
..boot fitting
January 4 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
..my Salomon's are good to go...until we get into the snow+ ice...when a rigid boot is needed to accommodate crampons ..so off to the hire shop we all go...most need to hire...a few have theirRead more
...acclimatizing
January 5 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
..nothing too strenuous..but still over 3000m..so you feel the reduced oxygen levels ..some amazing flora + fauna
Pasochoa..4134m
January 6 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌩️ 19 °C
..first acclimatising volcano...I didn't take any pics ..as too concentrating putting one foot in front of the other..but will see if anyone else has some ...>>>>>
..another day hike..
January 7 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
..but this time...down..all part of the process...and a lovely hotel mid afternoon...with wood burners🤗...feeling better ..but it's tough going...the reduced oxygen up here still having a negativeRead more
Tambopaxi
January 8 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
..hiked back up to Tambopaxi Lodge at 3750..amazing view of Cotopaxi from here...and lovely food...and a proper bed☺️
Condor Huayco glacier
January 9 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
..up on the glacier snow today..using crampons...ice axes...sun goggles...we are above 17000 ft here...an extreme environment...breathing is difficult...and just getting up here on the back of days ofRead more
Summit...or not
January 10 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
..this being my 7 th volcano..the spectre of altitude sickness is always present...and I've been up to 5300 metres before..with no problems...BUT...this time...the volcano gods finally decided itRead more
..descending Cotopaxi
January 11 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌫 11 °C
..today..we packed up from the Refuge...and made our way down to a place we could get our bus...back to the lovely Casa Ilayaku..which is at circa 6000 ft...and some relief from the still presentRead more
Banos
January 12 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
4 hours from Quito...a nice hotel..Casa de Balcon...have been dreaming of this...following nights in tents...a lodge and a refuge...my own bed...a sunny balcony..and hot water...some time toRead more
Luna Volcan
January 14 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
..another recovery day...at a SPA hotel...I get in for free...for some sunbed time...definitely feeling better...well...who wouldn't up here...stunning views...tranquil...must look up how much it isRead more
Banos to Quito
January 15 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
..all these pictures are of Cotopaxi...which was on our right on the drive from Banos to Quito..seeing it from a distance...it's still magnificent...and being on it at over 17000 ft...well...a not soRead more
..going home
January 16 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
PH- BQL..Boeing 777..KLM Asia...a short hop down to Guayaquil...then the real journey...10-11 hours...overnight back to Amsterdam...that 2 weeks went quick...will miss the warmth of Ecuador...about aRead more
Have an amazing time. [Sally]