Where´s the Sun?

Greetings folks,

Here we are , a hop, skip and a jump from the equator and we´re cold! What´s going on? The last few days have been cold (16 degrees c), overcast, drizzly, with a cool breeze (similar to Mahia!)! This is not what we expected - yes... we´re at a high altitude (2,500m) and in the mountains, but, aren´t we also at the point where we are the closest to the Sun! I need a meteorologist to explain!

Last night in desperation we went looking for warmth and food. We came apon a restaurant where there was a fire, wholesome food, and great music! The seven piece band played wonderful latino music - four guys on percussion, two on guitars, and one on keyboard. The music was fun, energetic, and lively. The vocals were excellent - great harmony. People danced - if only Big Mike was there to dance with us! Instead, Jarki and I swivelled, bopped, clapped, and tapped from our seats. All the music was sung in Spanish.

I sat there thinking....hmmmmm...... ´got to get cracking and learn Spanish´.

Here´s my plan, once in NZ I´m going to learn the verbs, persons and tenses! The nouns are

the easy part!

We´re flying to Quito this afternoon, then tomorrow we´re off to Otavalo for a couple of days.

Ciao