May Day in Cuba - On the Road Again

Looks like it was quite the event, can't believe I missed it. Apparently, the travel ban is still on from flights in and out of Mexico. I was hoping to fly through Mexico on Tuesday, we'll have to wait and see. Here in the airport in Quito and once again - free wifi! Every one in fifty passengers is wearing a silly-looking surgical mask. From what I've read, they only help get the germs from someone that is sick from spreading to others. Still, I've already washed my hands twice this morning, and I've only been up for two hours. At least I made the flight this time - Chau!!

Surfer Che

Safety First

Finally made it to Quito, Ecuador @ 9,300´above sea level. The flight down out of Houston was uneventful at best although I did chat almost the entire flight duration with Tim, an airplane accident investigator. "The Eucadoran Government asked me to come down and help out. One of their military planes that we manufactured hit an apartment building 2.5 miles out of runway 35 (main Quito airport that comes in between the volcanos righ), killing four people. I only deal with fatals."

It was a very interesting conversation indeed, five hours of plane crash talk. "You hear the one about the twin engine plane that loses one of it´s engines?" he asks. "The passenger says, `how far can we make it on just one engine?´ "Probabaly all the way to the crash site,"says the pilot!

Here´s a few pics from Quito on a semi-clear day of WX. One good day of weather is better than 6 bad days.

Thanks DP on the hotel rec. in Quito Viejo - bastante chingonese!