Plan C

We´re redoing our plans again today because when we went for breakfast the hotel receptionist told us that all the major roads were blocked because of civil protests. We seem to have stumbled on some political disturbances in Ecuador. Apparently people are protesting about a trade agreement with the US. There are also street demonstrations at the moment. We can hear them. The guy at the hotel said that the demonstrations might continue for a few days. We have phoned the British Embassy in Quito and they recommended we stay put and phone them again in the morning for an update.

We watched the news, even though it was in Spanish, and saw the protestors gathering in the main square just down the road from us! We switched channels and watched "Out of Africa" whilst we played cards. For a brief moment Sarah was very happy to be holed up in the hotel as she won by 100 points.

After the film we took a walk into town again. The main square is pretty and we walked to where the protests had been. It was very quiet now. We´re staying tonight, but hope to get to Quito tomorrow.