Nariz del Diablo
Mike arrived on Friday after a fine flight from Boston. I was very happy to see him. In Quito on Friday we ate a bit, then played cards before heading to bed. On Saturday we woke up early and headed for Riobamba...we spent most of the afternoon with my host family, but also checked into our hotel and rested a bit. In the evening we played cards with Veronica and Paco, then headed back to the hotel on the early side.
Sunday was the big adventure on the train to Nariz del Diablo. I did this trip with the Experiment 7 years ago, although I hardly remembered any of it. We woke up at 6 AM, got to the train at about 6:20....lots of tourists were already on the roof. We got a spot on the left side...it was cold and raining. The train left at 7 and for the first hour and a half it was very damp and cold. The sun eventually came out though, which was excellent. The train went through Guamote on the way to Alausí, then continued a bit further to the Nariz del Diablo (Devil´s Nose) before turning around and going back to Alausí. Mike and I ate lunch in Alausí...then headed back to Riobamba on the bus (which was twice as fast and one seventh the price of the train). Mike got a seat in the very front of the bus, right next to the driver. I was near the back next to a chatty guy from Machala (on the coast). Back in Riobamba, we showered and had dinner at my host family´s house: chicken soup with mote, homemade fritata (with pork and plantains), bread, cheese, coffee, tea. We played cuarenta in the evening, Mike and I versus my host father and Paco. We lost 2 games to 1.
Today we are just chilling in Riobamba....here are some pictures from yesterday!
Mike on the roof of my host family´s house in Riobamba
Mike on the train in Guamote
Roof riding on the train
View from the train near Nariz del Diablo
Mike and David in front of Nariz del Diablo
Sunday was the big adventure on the train to Nariz del Diablo. I did this trip with the Experiment 7 years ago, although I hardly remembered any of it. We woke up at 6 AM, got to the train at about 6:20....lots of tourists were already on the roof. We got a spot on the left side...it was cold and raining. The train left at 7 and for the first hour and a half it was very damp and cold. The sun eventually came out though, which was excellent. The train went through Guamote on the way to Alausí, then continued a bit further to the Nariz del Diablo (Devil´s Nose) before turning around and going back to Alausí. Mike and I ate lunch in Alausí...then headed back to Riobamba on the bus (which was twice as fast and one seventh the price of the train). Mike got a seat in the very front of the bus, right next to the driver. I was near the back next to a chatty guy from Machala (on the coast). Back in Riobamba, we showered and had dinner at my host family´s house: chicken soup with mote, homemade fritata (with pork and plantains), bread, cheese, coffee, tea. We played cuarenta in the evening, Mike and I versus my host father and Paco. We lost 2 games to 1.
Today we are just chilling in Riobamba....here are some pictures from yesterday!
Mike on the roof of my host family´s house in Riobamba
Mike on the train in Guamote
Roof riding on the train
View from the train near Nariz del Diablo
Mike and David in front of Nariz del Diablo
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