Otavalo, Ecuador

Here I go as I enter Country number 8. My first stop in Ecuador took me to Otavalo. I was definitely exhausted after spending 4 hours waiting in line for them to stamp my passport to enter Ecuador. Here I was meeting up with Michael a friend from Switzerland who I met on the sailboat from Panama to Cartagena. On every Saturday morning they have a market which is loaded with tons on neat things that you can buy. My trip is about new experiences and I would not go back, but we went to watch a Cock fight. They put spikes on their feet, make them angry and let 2 chickens peck at each other till the death. It was actually not really entertaining but it was an experience.

This is my friend Michael from Switzerland that I have been traveling with now for a couple of weeks. His English is B- material but if you have a conversation with him, it will always end in a good laugh. While in Otavalo we celebrated a 24th birthday for another friend of mine from England and it made me think of what my birthday will be like turning 30 in Peru next month. I hope that I don´t find leaving my 20´s too depressing but I guess there is nothing I can do about it. What better way to turn 30 is there when I really don´t plan on working 1 day that whole year! There is a thought to digest for a bit!

This here was the toughest chicken around! The people raise these chickens and bet anywhere between $50 to $5000 dollars to whose will be the last one standing. After that I guess they go home and have a good time or a really expensive chicken dinner.