Camp Ecuador played host last week to two, rather loud, members of the UK team.  It was a hectic week, involving something like 4000 hours in various cars on and off road, two flights, 3 boat journeys, multiple close encounters with animals and a vast amount of crisps and chocolate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like previous recces, there was a lot of country to cover.  In this case it was: Oriente, Otavalo, Maquipucuna, Cotapaxi, Quito, Costa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cotapaxi National Park is vast and very close to Quito – everything around here is high.  The guys reached a greater altitude than they had previously ever been to, unfortunately we don’t have photographic evidence of Lou’s unique “run, drop and roll” technique for descent: we were all paralysed with laughter so could not either take photos or help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following Cotapaxi, and in the interests of maintaining a rate of at least three or four different eco environments visited each day, we went to the Centro Historico Quito – and ate more.

Finally we headed to the coast.  Dive schools, projects, accommodation, beaches and more eating.   Most significantly, a close encounter with a turtle, but he deserves his own blog – to follow.

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