Monday, June 6, 2016

Crossing over to the other side

The Equator runs smack dab right through the Galapagos islands and we bounced back and forth several times between the Northern and Southern hemispheres, each time, chasing that elusive sweet point on the GPS of 0 degrees latitude... every time, either asleep, or eating, or chillin... just kept missing it.
So back in Quito, with a half day to kill, we decided to take my mom to Mitad Del Mundo or the middle of the world moment designating the specific line.

Sometimes I feel it is like my mom and I are hemispheres apart...

I swear, Ecuador new pitch line... welcome to Ecuador, land of the ridiculously beautiful sunset/sunrise... Don Draper, you got nothing on me.


And of course, the obligatory goofy tourist shops, with this AWESOME knitted face warmer, perfect for those chilly SoCal evenings, robbing a 7-11 or finally returning to the underground Canadian Lucha Libre scene.

With an early flight out, we would usually crash at the airport, or a cheap hotel nearby.
Our friend Scully knocked it out of the park with this little hacienda in the hills outside Quito, a stone's throw from the airport.
It was a family getaway from the sweltering city in those hot August months, but with the new airport, they decided to turn it into a guest house... it was literally like staying at the family's house... beautiful room, delicious meal, stunning views... we could have spent 10 days here and had a killer vacation... oh well, next time.



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