Arriving Ecuador Jan 17, 2011

We left my brother's place in Toronto at 5 am this morning and arrived in Quito just after 7 pm. The trip was uneventful. Longish wait in Miami for a connection, but that was okay. Neither plane was full, so we had space between us and separate spaces to Quito. The city lights were wonderful coming in. The street layout is quite circular in the old part. The population is about 2 million. Our driver was waiting for us at the airport and I don't want to drive here! The hotel is in the old city and is old itself. Three flights of stairs to our room. We went next door to a cafe for a beer and a beggar spotted us tourists. He tried to come in but the owner drove him away with a stick. Driving in the old part, we did see a lot of poverty. We will have to be careful. Robin and Anne have yet to arrive. I hope the bad weather in Washington state didn't delay them. Hope to do a city tour tomorrow.