Lima to Quito - 28th to 29th Jan 2018
Sunday was a travel day: Lima to Guyaquill, Guyaquil to Quito. All went smoothly and I landed in Quito on time, ahead of Charlotte's plane from Madrid. Having been diagnosed with Acute Mountain Sickness in Cusco, I was slightly nervous about ascending from sea level back up to 2800m, Quito's elevation, and thus very happy to sit still in the airport for an hour. By 7pm she emerged through customs and a big hug and a few tears later and we were in our taxi heading into Quito central. Quito is nestled in a valley up in the mountains, and our Airbnb was situated on a hillside above the Old Town. A gorgeous little apartment complete with breakfast items and courtyard. It was already fairly late and we decided not to go out, but to rest and get used to the altitude. Plus Charlotte had been up since 6am UK time and needed to get some shut eye! The next morning we made a plan. Having arrived in Ecuador with no fixed itinerary other than a...