Arrived back in Quito!

 Our morning was filled with various forms of transportation- a bus to the tip of Santa Cruz, a boat to Balta, a bus to the airport, a plane to Quito and a bus to our lovely hotel! 

After arrival we went to a grocery store to pick up some sandwich fixings, dreamy dragon fruit and various other yummies! 

In advance of receiving their phones we each selected two words to represent being “cell free.” The words were the following!

break, people, refreshing, grounding, connected, free, social, good, unusual, break, relaxing, present, normal, activities, disconnected, normal, unsettling, without worries, laughter, free, archaic, open eyes, freeing, nice, socializing, fun, society, freedom

Once phones were returned some connected to families and friends while others chose to wait until evening time! A wonderful reminders on the connectivity and distancing that phones provide.

Tomorrow we will be visiting a few places in Quito before beginning our three plane trip home!











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