Wednesday 7th May 2025 Alóag to Quito
After are little picnic in the room last and a little lie in, felt great brand new. none of us are ones to lie in bed, but managed to stay there till just after 6:30 in the morning. Relatively easy ride into Quito today less than 30 miles, but will be very busy so just going to mellow out and take it easy. Leisurely left the hostel and headed towards the big metropolis of Quito, we are a few days early, but both looking forward to a bit of rest and recuperation in the next couple of weeks, going to book a cheap hostel, for two nights, then move in to the plush AirBB when the family come out and have a proper holiday.

Just an amble into an Quito, roads is busy right from the onset, as we knew it would be, no rush and no dramas, soon on the outskirts, then we have to tackle the buses and taxies they seem the worst, just stop and pull out when they feel like it, but getting used to it now, sometimes the buses do not even stop, just quickly pull over few people jump out, then they are off again, taking up our space.

Stopped for a coffee, probably not the best area, but they treated us nicely and a nice cup of coffee, nice people, then set off for the last 5 miles into the heavy traffic, multiple lanes and a few steep hills, we had booked a hostel just off the main park in the centre of the city, what could go wrong.

Nothing smashed it really, little mistake, thought we would be clever and ride in the bus lane, no one told us they were trolley buses and could not move to overtake us, luckily a local on a bike, said to me you need to get out of the bus lane as the bus was beeping at me, got up on the path, pretty smartish, all good fun.

Booked into the hostel, least they had hot water, luxury for us, nice shower, then a long lunch and watch the champions league semi final.