We awoke to blessed silence; a comfortable bed and lashings of hot water. After getting up and breakfasted we went out in search of travel agents.
After finding one closed (for the weekend) and another closed (for good) we went down town; to find more closed. Deciding that we were not going to get anywhere in Guayaquil (at least until Monday) we then had to decide what to do. Staying in Guayaquil didn't seem too promising; going to Cuenca (our original plan) didn't seem to be easy (or, at least, the staff at the Sheraton couldn't work it out); going to Quito by bus was out of the question; going to the Galapagos on spec seemed to be unwise. We then decided that, as we were a free 3 minute drive from the airport, we would go to the airport and see what was on offer.
Looking at the departure boards, two options seemed in order.
Where to go
- Quito
- San Jose (Costa Rica)
Quito allowed us to pursue the Galapagos dream on Monday and then, perhaps, continue to Cartagena as planned. San Jose meant going back to parts of Central America that we had jumped over in our haste to escape Honduras (post passim).
We tossed for it - Heads, Quito; Tails, San Jose.
Heads it is
We got a 30 quid flight to Quito and that's where we are now. Not sure what we are going to do next.
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