I am sitting here ( i do that a lot lately) on the porch, misty green mountains tower above. thermal pool are steaming nearby and a bunny eats the greenery. it is drizzling just a tiny bit and chilly here at 10,000 feet (3300 meters) above sea level.
yesterday, as soon as we arrived, i felt dizzy, coming from, sea level itself and below it to up here was a bit much and i need to adjust. Alla is fine. we started with lunch, since we worked so hard on the plane and the drive, we felt we needed to get our energy back.
the equadoran soup is great, fish stew, trout, Yuka, corn, peas and a few other nameless things. very nourishing. i had Pasta with cream sauce and cameron (shrimp), just perfect. Alla is developing an avocado fetish, had it again with chicken and mushroom. the desert chocolate cake was so so. my hot chocolate was divine and i also had coca tea to help adjust. in the background, my favorite hits were playing, back to back, but the music only. still very nice. but thought this wonderful meal i felt the dizziness. we asked the staff what to do, since this is fairly common here and they called a doctor. they have one on staff here. oxygen levels and blood pressure are good, and she gave me anti dizzy medication. worked quickly. we now tried the pools. the one's by the room are warm but not hot, yet relaxing. a while later we headed for the public pools, much larger and some warmer and relaxed. the clouds opened up and stars were visible. an hour later we return to the room, had to get ready for the message.
Alla had a full body and i had legs and back. nice, a bit painful and i dosed off half way.
after all this work.. we took a light dinner- of this massive hearty soup, with few cups of coca tea and a desert crepe… yummy.
hard day for us… sleep came quickly
we have a short hike ahead, breakfast and heading to otavalo. cheers from 10000 feet.
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