Hi All,

It’s 1135am here (4:35 your time) and I’ve been on the go for the past 31 hours non stop, with maybe an hour or three’s sleep here and there. In order to get used to this time I’m going to keep going until bedtime when I’ll sleep better than Rip van Winkle did!

We’re in an Internet Bar, having a beer looking out at the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The city itself is what you’d expect from a South American capital, lively, car fumes everywhere, insane drivers and chaotic traffic, vibrant colours and inviting odours teasing you to try the local Indian (or is that Andean) quisine. What is amazing though is the view. A clear blue sky with mountains and volcanoes on all sides of the city, towering over you – breathtakingly beautiful.

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