Last days in Ecuador

Well here we are winding down our last days in Ecuador. On October 4 we left Quito in the afternoon to go to a 400 year old Hacienda near the small town of Cayambe (named after the volcano Cayambe). We had a lot of fun here as we went horseback riding and took a walk to the Equator line. The horses were pretty well looked after and fairly well behaved although they definitly had their pecking order.
Thanks Bas for the picture!

These days at the hacienda were very relaxing and the scenery was really nice. We had a great view of the volcano Cayambe on the way there.

The walk to the Equator line was long and dusty but very scenic.

We drank a lot of wine at the hacienda. On Friday we left and took a 1 hour bus ride to Otavallo the craft market town. This place was really colorful and also a lot of fun.

Finally we went back to Quito and spent the last night together as a group on a rooftop bistro in the historic center.
Here´s a picture of our travelling group. Thanks guys for all the fun, laughs and good times!

This last entry doesn´t really do justice to our last fabulous days in Ecuador - an amazing country with beautiful scenery and people. It is really an wonderful place and we loved all the places we visited!