We left Baños a few days ago and went down to the town of Riobamba. Not a fun place. So we left there to go down to Cuenca, which was supposed to be better (and is so beautiful!!).
However, with the protests that are going on right now the roads are totally blocked off and it is crazy.
It ended up taking us 2 days, 2 buses, 3 trucks and lots of just hoofing it to get here!
me in the back of a truck, waiting and trying to get throught the blockaids!! Surroundedc by an italian couple, a guy from the UK, someone from Ireland and a couple from France. So fun. And squished. At one point (not this truck ride) i was sitting on a sack of potatoes and there were chickens tied up in a bag next to me.
Some of the blockades. Most of them were tires and rocks burning in the road, but at this point, someone got creative and felled a tree. We also ran across huge sand barriers that completely blocked the road.
Stacie in the back of the truck too. I thought she was going to fall out.
We met some great people through it all and ended up spending the night half way through it in the little town of Cañar, which is ironic, because it is the town that a book I just finished reading was set in (A year in Cañar, a good read if you have the time). And it was great!
Anyways, hopefully we´ll be able to get to a place that will let me upload the videos, because they do a wonderful job articulating this all, and right now I don´t think I´m on my A-game, but that is okay.
We are here, alive and well.
Tomorrow we start language school, which should be great!
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