Back in the UK!

Last day

A morning with Scouts and  Girls Scouts in Quito, Ecuador

 

Heading home!

A cycle around Cotapaxi volcano

A bit of a cycle ........

A visit to Condor park before leaving Otavallo.....many birds including the Condor, the National bird of Ecuador.....only 100 birds in Ecuador

Back to Quito and a stroll around doentown before another lovely dinner

Day 2 Ibarra foundation for special needs

Today was the last day in Otavalo, and the last day in the foundation home. We got the bus there and this time chose what we were doing. There was a mural painting group, gardening, bench painting and gate painting. We went shopping for the paint for the mural a d some of us helped with weeding in the meantime. The end result of everything was amazing. The garden was completely clear of weeds, and everything that had been painted looked so much brighter. Afterwards we started walking to the bus stop, but some of us needed the toilet so had to run back. For lunch we had empanadas, most of us had 2 or 3.  Hen for dinner we got to try Guinea pig, it tasted a bit like duck. Then our last full day in Otavalo was over.
Molly

Ibarra Foundation for special needs

14th August
So today we woke up extremely early...7:00 in the morning for breakfast at 7:15 we then took a brisk walk to the bus station to take the bus to the disabled childrens home in Iberra.we stayed at the foundation for the majority of the day doing different jobs in our previous groups from Tena.Some groups painted ,others gardening and the cleaning, and fixing gutters.After these jobs  walked to the nearest shopping mall,where we could choose what we wanted for lunch.I think we all had really nice meals that we very much enjoyed!!! We then went to the park where we played some games as a group however we did receive some laughs from the locals, and the napping Carlos! We then took the bus back to the hostel where we had free time until dinner at 7:00 where we went out for a nice Mexican. Then the leaders took us out for suprise milkshakes! Which were delicious if not too sweet
for some!
Niamh

Kindergarden service project, Otavallo

We went to the kindergarden in Otavallo where we played with the kids, the favourite item we brought was the bubbles as all the kids wanted a go, some ran off with the bubbles and just played with them. We also took some cake which was liked by us and the kids. We then went to a little town nearby, which some of us brought pastry's and ice cream which was very nice but we did get followed by dogs due to the food but it was all good. Then we came back to the hotel and went around town playing an a to z game where took photos with a group with a item in alpbectical order. Then we went out to dinner and celebrated Gemma's 7th wedding anniversary. From Emily