A mile and a half up

We arrived in Cuenca Monday evening after a slow and winding bus trip up the Andes mountains. The buses going the other way were zipping by. I anticipate the gravity assisted trip back to take about an hour less. Bonnie's apartment is quite nice and we are settled in. The guards already recognize us (or at least De Anne - a six foot blonde being cause for stares in Ecuador). We had dinner out with Bonnie and Val Monday night. Very upscale restaurant, dinners for four and a bottle of wine from Chile, recommended by the owner, all for $42.00. I am stocking up pictures for my return to the USA and high-speed Internet.