This morning we had breakfast at the corner restaurant.
Today we each had two fried eggs. Nan had fresh squeezed mango juice while I had coffee and a croissant with a slice of cheese ($2.80 total). After breakfast we said goodbye to our host at the hostel and took a taxi to the airport.
 Our friendly host at the Margarita Inn. |
 Traffic on the taxi ride to the airport. |
The traffic was so slow on the way to the airport that vendors went from car to car selling newspapers, sun screens, candy and cigarettes. The ride took 45 minutes and the fare was just $5.00.
When we got to the airport we went to the ticket and bought a return ticket to Cuenca. Since we were buying at the last minute, the price was high.
 Buying a ticket to Cuenca |
 Our flight left around noon. |
 The flight to Cuence as about 50 minutes long on an Airbus 319 |
Scenery along the way from Quito to Cuenca (220 miles – 50 minutes)
 Outskirts of Quito |
 Mid-Flight |
 Near Cuenca |
Arriving at the airport terminal in Cuenca.
We walked the 5 or so blocks from the airport to the main bus terminal to check on the bus schedules between Quito and Cuenca.
Once we had that information in hand we took a taxi to our hostel. Here is some of the scenery along the way.
 A School Bus |
 A school near our hostel |
It took a bit of looking but we finally found the landlady who runs the hostel. We have a room with two double beds. We share two bathrooms with about 5 other people staying on the 4th floor. We also share a kitchen, a dining room, and a sitting room with balcony (known as the beach because the girls use it for sun bathing). We even have wi-fi in our room. Great for $6/night/person. Here’s our room.
This gives you some idea of what we can see from the windows on the fourth floor of the hostel.
 Looking over the city from the beach |
 Storm moving in |
 Looking down at the river from the beach. |