Here we are in front of Tungurahua Volcano. It has really been spewing a lot of smoke and ash lately. The girls are standing on one of the lava flows that came down a few months ago.
We also went to the equator on Saturday. It is a really neat place, and I feel like you can get a good feel of what Ecuador is and offers while you are there. We purposely put Brooklyn in the Northern Hemisphere and Madison in the Southern Hempisphere since those are the respective hemispheres in which they were born in. 
We also took about a 20 minute tour of a rose farm while en-route to Quito on Friday. Ecuador exports an enormous amount of roses, and here is where they are sorting them out getting ready to box them up for shipment. All of the roses seen here were bound for Russia. Our tour guide told us that there are three main export markets, the USA, Europe, and Russia. 
These were just some pretty flowers growing at the restaurant that we ate lunch at on Friday. We really enjoyed our time in the Andes these past few days. The climate is so similar to a spring or fall day in Colorado, and of course the mountains are awesome.
At work today, I was on the schedule to make a flight. I flew some college students into the jungle that are studying anthropology, as well as one of my co-workers so that he could install a radio in a nearby jungle village. On the way home, I brought back an 11month old, and a 11 year old for eye surgery. I am not sure what caused their eye problems, but it didn't look good, no pun intended. Tommorow, I am on the schedule again flying; can't wait, it is sure fun, and a great feeling to be back in the air.
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