All the way south

Middle of the Earth Park
I’ve been in South America for a while, but FINALLY I will be in the Southern Hemisphere upon entering Quito.

Just north of Quito is the park that celebrates the equator “Mitad del Mundo”. They have this big monument and an actual line that is supposed to be the equator.



Bathrooms on the middle of the earth.

I’m using SUPPOSED to, because according to GPS, it isn’t. I don’t know who is right, but I know that my GPS (actually, both my garmin AND my spot) say that the middle of the earth is actually just north of the park and runs along the side of a dusty road.

I understand that the dusty road isn’t as fun as the lavishly landscaped park filled with tourist shops (No stickers, btw), but hey, if I’m going to celebrate the equator in ecuador, lets atleast use the real one. Not some line paved on a piece of land that the cousin of some government park official owns.

Of course I had to visit Alberto’s Turtle Head Scottish Pub in Quito. HI ALBERT. After many-a-shots and a very good but drunken conversation with an Ecuadorian I eventually made it back to my hostel. If you’re in Quito, you have to go to The Turtle’s Head. It wasn’t until after quito did a scottish guy explain the vulgarity of a turtle head. I knew it had to be something vulgar, I just wasn’t sure what it was…

Take your sheep for a walk!

The elusive cuy.

Gotta get the good photo!

I miss my doggle

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Highlanders

Wear great hats…

I could live here. All the men wear shorts

But I need to enlighten them about the sandals thing.

Typical town square

This is near Vilcabamba where I partied way too late 2 nights in a row. Man I’m getting old… Strangely I have no photos from that night

Why walk your horse when you can lead it while in your car!!!