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| Mom and me at the Basilica |
Buenos días! At the beginning of February, my family along with our friends the Macys took a trip to Machachi (a smallish town about a hour from Quito) to renew our friend Jessica’s tourist visa. Although it was technically a business trip, that didn’t stop us from having a lot of fun on the way! We stayed at a little granja (farm). The guest house we rented really looked more like a trinket museum than a place for us to stay. I actually made a scavenger hunt for us all to follow, ranging from an antique record player to a statue of a cow. We got to spend some time with the animals on the farm too, including a not-so-sweet llama that we affectionally nicknamed Cusco. We even got to ride him in small circles around his pasture! Even though I’m pretty sure Cusco is probably complaining about his gringo-related back problems, it was a great experience.
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| Cusco smiling for the camera |
On the fourth day of our five-day trip, we went to Quito to do the actual work. Jess’ application for her new visa went off without a hitch and took less than thirty minutes to handle. With all the extra time to burn, we all decided to show her Old Town Quito. First, we decided to take a walk inside the Basilica (see above) and even got to climb all the way up to the steeple! It was so high! It took at least fifteen minutes for my legs to stop shaking! The climb was dizzying but once we got up there it was even worse. It took everything I had to stay calm. (If it’s not obvious already I have a small fear of heights.) But ,to be fair, the view was amazing.
Remind me to write soon, Georgia
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| Climbing to the dreaded steeple |
