For many of you who follow our blog, you will remember when we returned to Ecuador last fall we were under power rationing. This meant that each evening from 7:00pm until 10:00pm the power in our area was cut off. The reason for this was because Ecuador was suffering from a drought and Ecuador is powered by hydro-electricity. The newest thing the government has passed is "Pico y Placa". The sign above illustrates what this means. What does this mean you ask? Well, they decided there were too many cars on the road, so on certain days depending on your license plate, you can not drive in Quito. Our license plate ends in the number "3", so we are not allowed to drive on Tuesdays. That is basically what the sign is saying on the lower left. As with the power rationing, we have to ask ourselves would this ever work in the good 'ole USofA. Can you imagine, the lawsuits? "You can't tell me I can't drive, it's my right", some would say. All we can say is, it is interesting to live in this neck of the woods :)

Quito Quest Hosts 2010

Recently, El Refugio hosted one of the days for training for the Quito Quest hosts. Danielle was able to be a part of the day and get to know the various hosts who will be bringing teams out to El Refugio. I think she would admit that this will be a great job for the summer and challenging as well. There are 15 teams scheduled and for each one she has to give the orientation and host a hot dog and cuye roast. What are cuye you ask? That is for another blog....