Quinto

I ended up staying in Quito longer than planned. I was only supposed to be there for two days but I had to wait for my health insurance to renew before I could ride again, so I ended up staying four nights before heading north to the mountains.

Most of my time was spent wandering the city and figuring out my route through Peru. I also experienced my first earthquake, which was pretty wild. I was lying in bed when a 5.6-magnitude quake hit the building shook for about 20 seconds. No one else seemed to care since earthquakes are pretty common here, but it was definitely a new experience for me.Read more