Crossing the Equator...

Everything worked out well with the flights, and I'm writing to you from Quito, the capital of Ecuador. We arrived here on Thursday evening, having changed planes in Bogota, Colombia, and took a bus to the Old Town. Our hotel was basic - very basic - but only cost $5.

We woke up early the next day - unable to shower because the water was freezing! - and caught a bus northwards (crossing the Equator, for the second time, incidentally) up to Otavalo. The place is famous for its market, but I'll let Katherine tell you all about that.