On Friday afternoon, we packed up the clinic and we did some of the "tourist" thing! There were 2 hiking trips from which to choose. Most of us chose the trip that kept us out of the rivers... and away from "surprise" creatures of the wet Amazon! Our trip was full of beautiful vistas, flowers and fun times together. The taxi took us, but 5 of us walked back together, seeing the park and city square.The flora was beautiful.
Antheriums...
Like a honeysuckle..
The view of Gualiquiza from the hike... through the jungle trees!
David and Ann along a city wall. You found bright colors often along the way... reflective of the culture "likes".
As we left the town for Cuenca, we piled in a 40 passenger bus of which 25 people and the luggage and medical equipment filled it. I sat with one of my favorite new friends, Dr. David Cromer. He raised his eyebrows and said, "You know we are now embarking on the most dangerous part of our week!?" He was right. The roads were wet, collapsing in areas, narrow (the driver had to back up on the mountain roads 3-4 times to make room for another vehicle to come through)
and just plain scary. 
But, the vistas were plain beautiful.
We arrived safely!
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