Schiphol AMS ...the start
3. januar, Holland ⋅ ☁️ 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 RowLæs mere
..boot fitting
4. januar, 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 theirLæs mere
...acclimatizing
5. januar, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
..nothing too strenuous..but still over 3000m..so you feel the reduced oxygen levels ..some amazing flora + fauna
Pasochoa..4134m
6. januar, 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..
7. januar, 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 negativeLæs mere
Tambopaxi
8. januar, 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
9. januar, 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 ofLæs mere
Summit...or not
10. januar, 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 itLæs mere
..descending Cotopaxi
11. januar, 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 presentLæs mere
Banos
12. januar, 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 toLæs mere
Luna Volcan
14. januar, 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 isLæs mere
Banos to Quito
15. januar, 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 soLæs mere
..going home
16. januar, 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 aLæs mere



































































Have an amazing time. [Sally]