Of the 97 passengers on the Silver Origin this week, only five are staying over for a second week. That includes a family of four and me, your favorite Cruise Boy. Thus, tonight and tomorrow the crew are focused on getting everyone to the airport and cleaning the ship for the next group. I’ve been told is another near capacity ship, almost 90 passengers.
So, I do not have cool photos for you tonight. Instead, I will fill the next few posts with the little things I’ve taken note of that have not been worth a specific post.
- Sells gasoline in gallons, even tho the rest of their measurement system is metric
- The flag of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela share colors and design because they were once one country upon independence from Spain
- Quito is a very long and thin city, as it lay at the valley between two mountain ranges. Our guide claimed it was 70 miles (112 km) north/south and only 5 miles (8 km) east/west
- Because of its layout the public transportation primary supports the north/south corridor
- Quito is a clean, friendly city. However, once you get out of the downtown graffiti is rampant. If there is a wall, it’s tagged.
- There are the occasional gang of loose dogs. Similar to the graffiti, you see more the farther from downtown you go.