Dazed and Confused of Quito
Greetings from Quito where the altitude is high and the air is thin - yes we are both suffering from our second dose of altitude - or was it the salsa dancing last night im not sure! Anyhow in a bit of a daze so please ignore any typos.
Visited an amazing farm in the rain forest yesterday, a family growing coffee and with the help of our development worker Rotia are not only growing it, but roasting grinding and selling it to the local market. After looking round the farm half the community turned up to welcome us and of course provide us with copious cups of coffee - you cant get much fresher than that!
It was amazing to see coffee, cocoa and bananas growing for the first time - very beautiful setting. As we were leaving we were presented with two bags of coffee each (note to CIIR staff - well bring you some in!).
This morning was a bit more challenging - there had been a power cut at our hotel which meant there was no water either - thank heavens for Alastair´s wet wipes! Fortunately the flight to Quito was a short one and Lewis (our country rep here) was there to meet us at the airport and take us to our hotel.
Looking forward to coming home now as it seems like we have been away a long time now - usual day consists of getting up at 6 and being on the road for 10 hours then to a hotel in time to download the pics to the laptop and charge the camera batteries for the next day.
See you all soon.
A very dazed and confused Graham
Visited an amazing farm in the rain forest yesterday, a family growing coffee and with the help of our development worker Rotia are not only growing it, but roasting grinding and selling it to the local market. After looking round the farm half the community turned up to welcome us and of course provide us with copious cups of coffee - you cant get much fresher than that!
It was amazing to see coffee, cocoa and bananas growing for the first time - very beautiful setting. As we were leaving we were presented with two bags of coffee each (note to CIIR staff - well bring you some in!).
This morning was a bit more challenging - there had been a power cut at our hotel which meant there was no water either - thank heavens for Alastair´s wet wipes! Fortunately the flight to Quito was a short one and Lewis (our country rep here) was there to meet us at the airport and take us to our hotel.
Looking forward to coming home now as it seems like we have been away a long time now - usual day consists of getting up at 6 and being on the road for 10 hours then to a hotel in time to download the pics to the laptop and charge the camera batteries for the next day.
See you all soon.
A very dazed and confused Graham
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