September 28, 2008

AHHHH!!!! I can´t believe I made it here. I thought I would never arrive. I took a bus this morning from Quito to Cuenca. I was first told by locals it would take 8 hours. When I got to the ticket booth I was informed it would take about 9 hours. When I entered the bus the driver told me it would take more like 10 hours, ¨muy traffico¨ he said. Whatever, there was NO traffic on the road and yet it took a whopping 10 hours and 25 minutes to get here. My body is stiff, my back sore and my butt flattened.

Fortunately, on my car ride from the terminal to my hotel I was enamored by the empty streets of this quaint city. I can´t wait until I explore in the morning.