THE HOT ADVENTURES OF A NOT COLD BIATCH

On top of a train | 16 Aug 2006

I made my way back to our disgusting hotel in the morning where I called up to Nicky to come and get me as I couldn´t get in. I felt like Romeo calling to her Juliette. Weird.

We left to get the famous Riobamba train at around 5.40am where the other boys from the tour had, thankfully, saved us prime-rib seats.

This train is amazing and famous within Ecuador. Everyone sits on top of it where nothing holds you in except a tiny rail, and even this is only in some parts. It is cold but we all brought blankets, sleeping bags and our warm woolies and cuddled up so it was still nice.

We passed the time taking amazing photos of incredible scenery (which is obviously boring unless you see it so I won´t go on) and throwing lollies (or ´sweets´ as the Poms say, and ´candy´ as the Americans say) at all the little poor children who run out to wave at the train and pray for the travellers to throw them lollies. It´s such a different world for them but they do look happy even if they are filthy with dirt.

The train ride to Alausi was cool cool - we had fun and were merry. However, the highlight of the train ride is supposed to be after that when you go down to the Devil´s Nose but which, in reality, is definitely not hot. I got bored and serenaded everyone with a song about turkeys.

The guide of the guys on the tour, José, had bought us some bus tickets (champ!) so we headed back to Alausi where we caught a bus to Cuenca. Just quietly, also dragged on a bit but I amused myself with repainting my fingers, toes and then Ineke. Stuart didn´t let me because he said it kinda turned him on.... hmmmm.....

Got to Cuenca where we found a pretty little place, went for a rico dinner of pizza with some delicioso sangria (much better than the vomitalicious stuff of Byron Bay Backpackers Inn).

I then crashed BIG TIME!

Locations Visited: Riobamba, Alausi, Cuenca

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