Freedom Bike Rentals has surely been fab! In most cases, the hostels have been the best ones in area for 50 miles. Strangly, we have found the internet speed to be faster than most of the places we've stayed in Canada, and even some parts of the US.
Despite averaging 200KMs days, I've just not been peppy enough to muster the gumption to write in real time. Adding to the delay, we have been averaging a ridiculous number of pics (100--140) per day! So, it looks like each day report will require multiple posts.
We depart Quito at thee height of rush hour, which after living in Washington DC nothing should scare us. While lane splitting is legal, we don't partake today.
Despite averaging 200KMs days, I've just not been peppy enough to muster the gumption to write in real time. Adding to the delay, we have been averaging a ridiculous number of pics (100--140) per day! So, it looks like each day report will require multiple posts.
We depart Quito at thee height of rush hour, which after living in Washington DC nothing should scare us. While lane splitting is legal, we don't partake today.
Soon enough we drop out of town, and Ecuador is ready to share her spoils. It seems there will be no lack of vistas in the days to come.
So many cameras going, so little time
| Occasionally, we stop pic taking and go for a ride. A few hours into the ride the team settles into a nice leap frog rotation. As we are riding mountain passes, there is little concern of missing an intersection turn; there are none. | |
Many may not realize that the Galapagos Islands are also Ecuador. As such, there is amazing bio diversity all which needs water. Lots and lots of water. And with the steep terrain, it often falls on you or rushes madly down a rock river.
