Did I mention that it's the rainy season in Ecuador? We were thoroughly reminded of this on our first hike around Laguna Cuicocha, a beautiful lake about 15 minutes outside of Cotacachi. We had thought that the walk was going to be somewhat of a stroll, perhaps with a few rolling hills here and there. This was not the case. Starting at about two, we took a taxi to the lake. Ivan, our taxi driver, charged us $15 to drive us there, make the four hour hike around the lake, and drive us back to the apartment. I have a sneaking suspicion that the agreement to accompany us on the hike may have been due to my blonde hair and lack of boyfriend, as he spent about two of the four hours asking me whether I had plans to move to Cotacachi, inquiring as to whether or not I wanted a boyfriend, and probing me for information about what I like in my men.
As wet and freezing the hike was, it was a much needed outdoor excursion, and beautiful nonetheless. The flat hike that we were planning on turned into quite the trek through the mountains around the lake, but it wouldn't be us if something wasn't straying from the original plans...
Slowly working our way around the lake.
Goldi and Ivan in the back of the truck that took us back to our taxi.
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