Let's go surfing now...

I have to say that Ecuador has not impressed me so far. Having a cold doesn't help but I had a cold in Ushuaia, Argentina and I still managed to do stuff. Here all the trips seem to depend on good weather, after all who wants to go to a waterpark in the rain? and trekking and climbing have never been my thing. In fact, I've been in Quito for four days and I have spent more time in an internet cafe, surfing and playing games than doing anything else. It's cold here, the hostel (as I've said before) is wreathed in cigarette smoke and while I did get to watch some tv (three hours of CSI) yesterday in the communal room, I had to fight off (not literally) young Americans who wanted to look for something more interesting to watch (which turned out to be reruns of Friends). At least the internet cafe is smoke-free (very necessary with my cold) and warm (the hostel has NO heating).

Tomorrow I catch the bus to Guayaquil. The weather there is around 30 degrees C and humid but it could also be raining! The hostel I've booked into has a swimming pool so, hopefully, there will be plenty of comfortable sitting areas and I'll be able to avoid the internet cafe (and unsquare my eyes).