Day 8, October 21. Early drive to San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa. Hike in afternoon. Hike at night. Stay at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa.
 Early breakfast at San Jorge Hosteleria at Quito |
 Always a festive appetizer |
 Leaving Quito, we stop at the Pululahua Geobotanical reserve |
 Looking into the Pululahua crater |
 Farther along, we stop at the Equator Monument in Calacali |
 Jim lining up the GPS on the WGS84 Equator |
 Dead-even on the WGS84 Equator |
 Actual WGS84 Equator Line in Calacali (not at the monument) |
 End of the drive to San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
 To preserve the feel of the Andes, we hike to the Tandayapa Lodge |
 San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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 Lunch: pork chop, lentils, and pickled cabbage |
 Outdoor dining overlooking hummingbird feeders and the Andes Mts. |
 Hiking on the grounds of San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
 Group photo: birdwatchers on the grounds of Tandayapa |
 Heliconius butterfly advertising distastefulness to predators |
 Wild flowers |
 Dense, virgin Tropical Cloud Forest |
 Dense, virgin Tropical Cloud Forest |
 Cryptic moth |
 I wonder where this moth usually hides? |
 Outdoor balcony at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
 Inside room at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
 Inside room at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
 All common areas are outdoors at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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