Up about 8:00, breakfast and took a taxi to the bus depot. Took a bus to Otavalo, $2 for a 2-3 hour bus ride. Otavalo is famous for a huge Saturday market.Arrived around noonish and found a hostal (Hostal Valle del Amanecer) for $9/person. After checking in and paying for two nights, we headed to the market. It's huge, it starts at the central square and goes in all directions for blocks and blocks and blocks.Lisa and Kirsty are starting to force me to fend for myself when it comes to Spanish. They tell me the words, then I have to order food and ask for the bill and whatnot. I'm learning fast!BTW, the weather in Quito and Otavalo is quite nice during the day. When we arrived, it was low 20's, but the last couple of days it's been hitting the high 20's. Around 4:00-ish, it starts to really cool down, as you'd expect in a mountainous area, and a sweater is a definite must. Long pants are even needed in the evenings, after the sun goes down, it gets quite chilly.We had a late lunch, then back to the hostal and lounged until about 7:30. There's a huge festival in Otavalo right now, Fiesta del Yamor, that goes for the first two weeks in Septiembre. So, we walked to the festival grounds and experienced yamor (a drink made from seven types of corn and prepared over 12 hours), Ecuadorian hot dogs (not that good), choriza (sausage) on a stick (very good!), aquardiete (spirit made from sugarcane) with blackberry juice, and huge bottles of Pilsener for $1.Lisa and Kirsty were very disappointed in the fiesta, finding Ecuadorians very reserved. They expected the locals to be hooting and hollering and dancing around the streets, but that was certainly not the case at the festival.Finding Ecuador cheap. Food & drink are a bit cheaper than Thailand, but accomodations is more because you pay per person, not per room.Back to the hostal around 10:30pm.What I learned today:
La quiente, por favor?
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