Teleferico Hike

Well we hiked again at over 4000 meters above sea level.  It was awesome.  The coolest thing at first is seeing Quito the whole time while climbing the Andes mountains.  As we hiked further and further, the view just kept getting better.  We saw awesome birds, flowers, little waterfalls and catuses.  We hiked for five hours and got really high onto the mountain.  It is amazing how tired you get trying to walk up those hills.   We had to stop at the top of every hill to catch our breath.  Lucas did the best out of all of us and never got short of breath or said he was tired.  He was a real trooper.  I guess all those long walks to and from buses and the daycare have really helped his athletic ability.  Melayna did great too and walked for at least a little while every once in a while.  We all hiked to the place called the bear cave and then the boys and I walked a little while longer and got to a peak but not the final peak.  The clouds started rolling in and we were getting tired so we turned back.  Dad and the kids had already headed back so we caught up to them a little less than halfway back and headed back to the cable car for a little snack and some more water.  We were all tired so we stayed in the hotel and had pizza.  It was great to hang out and Matt and Jared were able to meet us at the hotel.  It was a great end to a great week.  We will miss them.