Earth bulges at the equator–and shows some sympathy for those of us who do likewise. Apparently a scale is one of the big attractions at the equator display, a few kilometers from Quito–because of the bulge, your weight gets measured as less.
I’m glad of this because last night I discovered locro!
Another way to fight bulges might be a squeeze from “the “boa del publico” at the Quito Vivarium.
In sadder news, Ecuador lots today’s match with Germany–but they still move forward to the next stage of the World Cup. So the people in bright yellow T-shirts who populated the early-morning view from my hotel window are still full of bright hope, and so am I.
Tomorrow at 4 a.m., we leave for the Galapagos!.