Distance Cycled: 34kmTotal Cycled to date: 467km
Sunday is the best day to be in Saraguro. We were having brekkie in our hilltop hostel when we 
suddenly saw all these indians trooping along various animals up the road. We were easily distracted from cycling and instead set off on foot to follow them and ended up in a field tee
ming with cows, pigs, sheep, goats and horses 
all neatly tied up to pegs in the ground whilst there owners tried to sell them off. I fell in love with a little piggy but he was $50 and more importantly too much weight for the bike. It was such a family day out with ice cream for the kids and beer at the top of the field to aid the serious negotiations. We were absolutely fascinated by it all and just wandered around and about but trying to avoid the bulls as Will was wearing his red top (again)!
suddenly saw all these indians trooping along various animals up the road. We were easily distracted from cycling and instead set off on foot to follow them and ended up in a field tee
ming with cows, pigs, sheep, goats and horses 
all neatly tied up to pegs in the ground whilst there owners tried to sell them off. I fell in love with a little piggy but he was $50 and more importantly too much weight for the bike. It was such a family day out with ice cream for the kids and beer at the top of the field to aid the serious negotiations. We were absolutely fascinated by it all and just wandered around and about but trying to avoid the bulls as Will was wearing his red top (again)!Eventually we got back to our own business of cycling knowing there wa
s a big hill to climb out of Saraguro. Conveniently halfway up was a shop selling local produce from the region, so we filled up on yoghurt and cheeses and even a hand
woven bracelet for me! Then it was nice downhills through more indian villages with a roadside stop for ecuadorian coq au vin for lunch.
s a big hill to climb out of Saraguro. Conveniently halfway up was a shop selling local produce from the region, so we filled up on yoghurt and cheeses and even a hand
woven bracelet for me! Then it was nice downhills through more indian villages with a roadside stop for ecuadorian coq au vin for lunch. As we were late leaving in the morning we knew we would never make our destination by nightfall, so we prepared ourselves to christen the tent. We came across a tiny little village called Santiago with 1 shop where we asked the lady for a place to camp. She misun
derstood and said there were no campsites in Ecuador so I tried to explain we had our own t
ent...very kindly she offered us her land down by the river with her cows on one side and a field of corn on the other. Minus any instructions (apparently the paper was too heavy) Will and his helper did manage to get the tent up without any drama - well we only had to take it down once and turn it around the right way for our heads! The tent is amazing, it fits us and our bikes and bags in and was amazingly comfy with these self-inflating mattress thingies. Plus we had a delicious tea of tinned tuna, bread and yummy mozarella from Saraguro - who needs 5 star hotels?!
derstood and said there were no campsites in Ecuador so I tried to explain we had our own t
ent...very kindly she offered us her land down by the river with her cows on one side and a field of corn on the other. Minus any instructions (apparently the paper was too heavy) Will and his helper did manage to get the tent up without any drama - well we only had to take it down once and turn it around the right way for our heads! The tent is amazing, it fits us and our bikes and bags in and was amazingly comfy with these self-inflating mattress thingies. Plus we had a delicious tea of tinned tuna, bread and yummy mozarella from Saraguro - who needs 5 star hotels?!
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Brilliant updates, loving your adventures, I think V festival must have been training for putting the tent up, like the sound of the self inflating matresses too. Have just shown your blog to mum and dad who are "very impressed, and envious"(-that was Dad who was envious, not Mum!) love Nic xxx
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