Hooray - strike is over!
Still in Banos, but the good news is that the strike is now over, so all the roadblocks have gone. Went to the bus station this morning to check it all out and buses are running as usual - so Robin and I are going back to Quito tomorrow and it will only take 3 hours in the relative comfort of the bus. So that´s a relief!!The protests were quite peaceful in the end, just a real hassle as any vehicle that tried to get through got their tyres punctured by the bloke with the metal spike, bit tedious.
Banos itself is a lovely little town surrounded by mountains and one active volcano (which is actually in the process of erupting, you can see the lava coming out of it most of the time - more excitement!). Went to the hot spas yesterday and today we´re going to potter round the markets - going to try to stop myself buying anything as I´m quickly running out of space in my bag.
So, the great news is that I´ll be back in Quito tomorrow and will be going to the Galapagos the Monday after for a week. Then after that, I´ll be going to visit Charlotte in Curacao for two weeks (a little island of the venezuelan coast) - I feel like I need to relax, so will be lovely to stay in a house for a bit and go to the beautiful beaches! From Curacao, I´ll be flying directly to Mexico, where I´ll be staying for a month, so still got lots to look forward to!
Great, now we can ALL relax. GM
Comment by water — March 22, 2006 @ 5:21 pm
Glad that things have quietened down so that you can actaully take in the beauty and the people. Sound good to have a break for a week at the beach …….enjoy steve
Comment by steve — March 23, 2006 @ 2:16 pm
“Curacao”
Isn’t that a drink?
It’s better to have a volcano that constantly errupts than one that saves it all up for a big explosion - Sounds like an idyllic little town anyway!
Comment by pete — March 23, 2006 @ 7:22 pm