The four weeks at the hacienda have flown past and while it has been a great place to stay it´s now time to move on and see some more of Ecuador. We have decided to go to the Galapagos Islands - not a cheap addition to the trip, but we are so close here . . .
I had a great last ride on Sunday with Ramon and Bob from the US embassy in Quito. Both were good riders so we moved quickly, cantering at every opportunity. Up to the base of Corazon, to see stunning views of many of the volcanoes, then a traverse across it and finally back to the hacienda.
Not only was it great riding but we saw an eagle gliding very close to us and best of all an Andean Fox. He was running in the field next to us, only 30m or so away. He was much larger than I expected, about the size of a border collie. Beautiful reddish coat, Gabriel said he must be relatively young, as they darken as they get older.
Here are some more of Ben´s photos, including the obligatory Cotopaxi shot
Hummingbirds in the garden
Some of the other local birds
Rodrigo trying some llama racing. He was having much more fun than the llama . . .
Now on to Quito for a night, then Mindo before we fly to Galapagos on Friday.
Stunning- sounds like you're having fun and the words/images are testament to this.
ReplyDeleteAll our love M & J X