Saturday, September 22, 2012 – Cuenca to Guayaquil
After breakfast and some crazy packing – trying to get all the Galapagos needs
into one suitcase – we took a cab to the Museum at the Banco National and
enjoyed the morning there, finding out more about the history and culture of
Ecuador. A fabulous place and no entry fee! We looked around the terraced area,
dating to the Incas, then made our way to the restaurant to join the group for
lunch, before we all headed back to the hotel to meet Wilson and our bus. He
got us through the airport formalities very efficiently and it was time to say
goodbye to Cuenca. It was a really good place to spend some time, and of course
Wilson was a wonderful guide. I recommend both to anyone coming to this part of
the world. The flight to Guayaquil was short and smooth. We could see below us
places we had visited in the last few days. Mabell met us at the airport and we
were back at the hotel in no time at all. There we found Heather and Dennis
waiting to greet us in the lobby, and Ruth arrived shortly after from her city
tour. The whole group is together at last! Heather’s tooth is fine and Ruth has
both passport and money, so we’re all set to go off on the big adventure
tomorrow. We’ll all have dinner together at a local restaurant and then be
ready to go early in the morning. OFF TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
