Only nine days left! I told our dentist this morning that we were afraid we'd run out of things to do during our two weeks in Quito; now we're running out of time with so much to do!
Speaking of dentist, either he's dragging his feet getting all the work done, or he's doing a thorough job - I hope it's the latter! This morning, I thought I was going to get my new crowns. Although he had them, he decided to do my cleaning, laser whitening, and gums treatment. Since we are going on a couple of tours the next two days, I go back in on Monday for the crowns.
We rode the trolley to the dentist! We walked back to the hostal (about three miles); on the way, Jenny found a turkish restaurant so she got herself a schwama (close enough!). I think I mentioned in a previous post that we had one on Sunday; they are like chicken wraps but nothing like you'd find at KFC or McDonalds; i.e., big and full of chicken!
After we got back to our room, we went to the Indian (Otavalo) market, within walking distance, to look for another backpack. This morning, we found out that Continental Airlines has a baggage embargo in effect. What that means: no excess checked baggage (only one allowed per person!) and no overweight baggage (maximum of 50 pounds for checked and 40 for carry on). We met a girl at breakfast this morning who has been traveling all through South America for awhile and was supposed to be headed home this morning, but couldn't because she had four suitcases. She could have left but the Continental rep told her she would have to leave the three excess behind, have someone pick them up for her, or take them to cargo for shipment (no time for the latter). She did manage to change her ticket at no charge but she shipped all excess via slow mail with a cost of about $400.00! Although we did not find a backpack at the market, we found one in a little store on the way back; we'll stuff them as full as we can and take them on the plane as personal items, as long as they fit under the seat in front of us. I do not understand their reason for doing this, or if they are the only airline doing it, because a few weeks ago one of the airline presidents told Congress that the extra baggage fees were generating huge profits for the airlines and, without them, they (the airlines) would not be making a profit! I will send an email to Continental and ask them why they are willing to give up the extra revenue? Guess that means we won't be able to take any of the great tasting Ecuadorian marmalades back with us - bummer!
We stopped at La Union for a quick snack and banana split for desert; it's okay because their ice cream has a lot less sugar than Blue Bell's! ;-)
Tomorrow, an all day tour to Mundi Cloud Forest, where we hope to see lots of birds and go zip lining!
Hasta manana!
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