Ecuador!

Words from Woody at last. He made the border crossing and is safely through Colombia.

"well i am in ecuador, in quito, actually. we crossed the border yesterday, finally, after 4 hours of power outages and long lines. i think two days ago i hit 10,700 ft. it was cold! yesterday i went up about the same, shortly after crossing the ecuador border, then back down into the valley and the sweltering heat, then back up again into quito, around 9,500 ft. it amazes me, at each border, how immediately and distinctly different it feels on the other side. colombia was great--some of the nicest and most helpful people yet; yet through it all i had a bit of uneasiness inside of me. i am not sure if it was due to truth or simply my own preconceived senses about the place. i had decided to continue traveling with these guys through colombia, mostly to appease those at home....which i gladly did. it was a sacrifice, however, and because i traveled with them i missed much of the country. but i am here now, in ecuador, and those uneasy feelings have left me. i will be on my own again, soon, i think."

It sounds like he may be considering traveling with the Lukas twin, but is torn as traveling with others often impacts the way locals treat you and how many new people you might meet. More from his days on the Stahlratte soon...


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