We finally crossed the Equator into the southern hemisphere (the hemisphere where one of us has spent most his life). First we spent four nights hanging out in a relatively dull town called Ibarra getting van repairs. We got our front brakes fixed, a good thing considering we are heading into the Andes. We also got the roof repainted as it was getting a wee bit rusty.
Torrey straddling the equator at 0° latitude
Kellie showing off the Gladiator's new paint job
We spent a weekend in the nation's capital of Quito. We stayed with Michael who we met through couchsurfing. I would like to say we spent the whole weekend taking in the history and culture of this fine city...but we got our party hats on for the Friday night, and our hungover hats on for most of Saturday. We ended up just eating fish soup, a traditional Ecuadorian hangover cure, and going to the cinema to see the new Mad Max film.
Before Friday night's shenanigans we did manage to see some of the city. We did a tour of the Presidential Palace, and visited the cathedral. We also went up the teleferiqo, a gondola up to above 4000m altitude with great views of the city.
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