Cuenca, Ecuador
The trip from Guayaquil to Cuenca is not for the faint hearted. The ride is about 4 hours, 2 of the them on a nice paved highways (elev 500ft), and then last 2 were straight from hell (up to 13,300ft then back to 8,200ft). First off i want to let everyone know that neither Jess or i got sick on the bus but we were both very close to the breaking point. Jess claims the ride was very pretty any even has pictures has we ascended past the clouds and into the mountains, but i had my eyes glues to the road so i cant comment on any of the views.
Cuenca is the 3rd largest city in Ecuador but seems to have the most character. There are a lot of shops and restaurants that cater to its wealthier residents. Jess and I haven't been able to experience too much because I've been under the weather. But because of my new favorite drug, ciprofloxacin (or Cipro for short), I'm back on my feet again and ready for the Galapagos this Monday!!!
Jess and I have also realised that we had made a big mistake after shortly after leaving Quito. We had decided not to bring our guide book that her parents had nicely bought for us, because it was too heavy (stupid huh). what a mistake not only have we stayed at a couple of shoddy places but we were probably overcharged too because the going rates vary town to town. Anyways we finally corrected our error and purchased a brand new Lonely Planet book (for the price we paid i think it flew down in the seat next to me). We also have now discovered that the book is almost 4 years old and many things have changed... oh well. We have started a list of things to write to the authors about. At the top of our list is their top ranked hotel in Cuenca, which turned out to be a pay by the hour with boards for beds and windows that could have made inmates feel at home. I believe they described it as a gem but it was far from it.
Tomorrow we are back on the bus to Guayaquil, and will stay there the night before we fly out to the Galapagos Monday. The next time we post we should have some amazing pictures, and there might even be internet on the boat.
Hope all is a well
Justin
Cuenca is the 3rd largest city in Ecuador but seems to have the most character. There are a lot of shops and restaurants that cater to its wealthier residents. Jess and I haven't been able to experience too much because I've been under the weather. But because of my new favorite drug, ciprofloxacin (or Cipro for short), I'm back on my feet again and ready for the Galapagos this Monday!!!
Jess and I have also realised that we had made a big mistake after shortly after leaving Quito. We had decided not to bring our guide book that her parents had nicely bought for us, because it was too heavy (stupid huh). what a mistake not only have we stayed at a couple of shoddy places but we were probably overcharged too because the going rates vary town to town. Anyways we finally corrected our error and purchased a brand new Lonely Planet book (for the price we paid i think it flew down in the seat next to me). We also have now discovered that the book is almost 4 years old and many things have changed... oh well. We have started a list of things to write to the authors about. At the top of our list is their top ranked hotel in Cuenca, which turned out to be a pay by the hour with boards for beds and windows that could have made inmates feel at home. I believe they described it as a gem but it was far from it.
Tomorrow we are back on the bus to Guayaquil, and will stay there the night before we fly out to the Galapagos Monday. The next time we post we should have some amazing pictures, and there might even be internet on the boat.
Hope all is a well
Justin
1 comment:
Hey Justin, quit your complaining. Any time I ever travel I always get the Lonely Planet books, and have had only one bad experience. A well rated hostel in Nice, France was actually run by these nazi girls. They locked the gates at the 9pm curfew.
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