We can't believe Tuesday morning is here! We are excited for a new day but still exhausted from the long trip to the Lodge yesterday! Today's trip was a built monument created in 1979 and finished in 1982. It is the Mitad del Mundo, the middle of the Earth! The grounds contain the Museo Etnográfico Mitad del Mundo, a museum about
the indigenous ethnography of Ecuador. The 30-meter-tall monument was constructed to mark the point where the equator passes through the country in the geodetic datum in use in Ecuador at that time. The museum houses an incredible planetarium where we all went to go in and cool off. The show playing was on the season and stars that can be felt and seen here at the equator. It was very informational and a few school groups were inside cooling off as well. The cost per person for the show was $10.00. We self guided ourselves through the monuments and stone work.Back outside, all of us took a picture standing on the equator! Noah was doing flips and yelling, "Northern, Southern, Northern, Southern!" It was pretty entertaining, and was pretty cool to cross the line back and forth.
Transportation to and from the site was the Blue Line Public Bus that took us just north of downtown. It was only one dollar each way! What seemed like a short few mile trip took us almost 45 minutes due to crazy traffic, what we can equate to New York City traffic where everyone does whatever they want at any time. We survived though! Food on location was at a local restaurant where Mark and I (Alex) had a Fritada, which is pork, mote, a type of roasted corn, and a tomato salad, and a cream soda. ($4.00*2=$8) Noah and Kristen each had tostados, toasted corn, and chifles, fried plaintains. ($3.25*2=$6.50). Mary Beth was brave and decided to try the locally imported Encocados, the fish basted in coconut sauce with rice. This was $5.50 a plate.
The pace for today seemed more relaxed and easy going than the jungle the day before just because we felt we didn't have to see as much to get the full experience. We can't wait to see what Wednesday has in store!
Costs for today:
Bus per person: $2 * 5 = $10
Planetarium: $10 * 5 = $50
Food total : $20
Day grand total: $80.00
Transportation to and from the site was the Blue Line Public Bus that took us just north of downtown. It was only one dollar each way! What seemed like a short few mile trip took us almost 45 minutes due to crazy traffic, what we can equate to New York City traffic where everyone does whatever they want at any time. We survived though! Food on location was at a local restaurant where Mark and I (Alex) had a Fritada, which is pork, mote, a type of roasted corn, and a tomato salad, and a cream soda. ($4.00*2=$8) Noah and Kristen each had tostados, toasted corn, and chifles, fried plaintains. ($3.25*2=$6.50). Mary Beth was brave and decided to try the locally imported Encocados, the fish basted in coconut sauce with rice. This was $5.50 a plate.
The pace for today seemed more relaxed and easy going than the jungle the day before just because we felt we didn't have to see as much to get the full experience. We can't wait to see what Wednesday has in store!
Costs for today:
Bus per person: $2 * 5 = $10
Planetarium: $10 * 5 = $50
Food total : $20
Day grand total: $80.00
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