As I did not have my driver licence, because my wallet was lost this days, Jowan was driving for us. He is a French friend who is staying in Hostal Quito Cultural for some time and also a very competent driver with an international driving licence. Not only did he helped me this days, as he was also a very good member of our trips, for being a very nice guy and also an excellent photographer.
Our day started in the Inti Nan museum, where nearby the Ciudad de la Mitad del Mundo, where they have a corrected measurement of the equator line, witch is about 300 mt. away from the original one, where the monument stands.
We have all enjoyed the tour in the museum, they were very impressed by the tests, like loosing the balance wile walking with eyes closed in the equator line, balancing an egg in the top of a nail (only the museum guide managed this day) and mostly the water whirlwind, witch goes one way in the north hemisphere, the other way in the south and straight down in the line.
After the museum we have headed to Mindo, an incredible road going down from the Andes to the direction of the coast, where one can see a nice example of the mega diversity of Ecuadorian flora, from the dry woods of cactus around the middle of the world to the tropical jungle of the norocidente of the Pichincha province, and after lunch Juan and Laurence went for Canopy in Mindo Ropes and Canopy. As Mary did not wish to do the canopy, I took her for a little walk in the property and we were able to see two blue tulcans with black peak and a Mot-mot, as well as other small birds. After that I took her to watch hummingbirds in the feeders of Cabanas Armonia.
After Juan an Laurence had finished with the canopy, we all went for some juice in a very sympathetic juice bar owned by a Portuguese man who lives in Mindo and after that we went for a tour in the orchids farm in Cabanas Armonia and some birds and hummingbirds watching also in there.
After that we have returned to Quito and got a nice dinner in La Ronda street in Quito Old Town, three blocks from the Hotel, and planned our Otavalo trip for the next day.
Very Nice People, these two.
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