Well here I am at last, back in Ecuador after an awful 24hrs flying from the UK, have decided it is much better to fly at night - easier to sleep, not as much noise, the worst of course was starting the flight in the UK. The security laws are very difficult when doing long haul and BA has different rules to other airlines. All very confusing, all the time between flights is taken up with trying to get through security, 3 hours in Madrid and very little time for a drink or a snack.
At last we land in Quito, Ecuador where we have a hostel booked, I could hardly get up the stairs I was so tired, we had been up and at it for over 24hrs at this point. 5 hours in bed and a new lease of life!
Our bags were in the taxi, which I was sitting in to make sure the driver did not drive off with all our belongings, and Les and Margaret were looking for something which turned out to be Les’s man bag which had his new super duper camera, a couple of cash cards and all his cash in. It had to be in the hotel, we had paid the night before the front door was locked and barred, L & M were asked to moved from one room to a second room, we were all incredibly tired, Les had either left it on the desk at checking or the second room, but much search revealed nothing, we had to continue our journey. A stressful start because we knew it had to have been in the hostel.
Arriving in Cuenco with no further mishaps. At the hostel were we had left the trucks all was well and the Womble looked in good health. Humberto, the hostel owner, had been looking after the trucks. After a lovely cup of tea, time to get the trucks down from the blocks Humberto had put them on before we left, Les’s came off no probs. As I walked back to Womble the truck moved forward there was a shout and groan. My heart stopped I believed Les was underneath. He was not, but Humberto was! Les and I did try to push the truck off, we failed, however Humberto managed to roll out, but he had been crushed by the transmission. I managed to keep everyone off him and made him stay as still as possible, we also rigged up a shelter from the sun, it was of course midday, the family at first rang a doctor who said he would come but after much waiting, we got them to ring the emergency service this came very quickly, the care and attention they gave him was very good.
The out come also was good Humberto was very badly bruised but no broken bones and no damage to any organs. He stayed the night in the hospital and came back very stiff and painful to move the next day.
He was so lucky, over the 5 months we have been gone Humberto has been running the engines for an hour or so, he had left both trucks out of gear with the hand brake’s off then went underneath to get the chocks out!!!!! Had it been Les’s truck I think the out come would not have been as good as Les’s truck is much lower to the ground than mine, I have very good ground clearance.
One very stressful scary day!!
We have some boring stuff to do like unpacking and finding homes for all the stuff we have brought from home. Also, we want to get the trucks checked out before we set off and I want to get bars fixed to the windows ready for the boat trip to Costa Rica.
So at the moment we are doing what we do best in a garage! In fact, we spent the night here !!!! All in all I am glad to be back at the start of another adventure.
Les has been sick with a terrible cold I have never known him, on all out travels, give in!!! Now we all have what ever it is, and of course mine has gone to my chest. I feel pretty awful, but hopefully will be better before we hit the road again, we are all very keen to get going.
I made one of the curries yesterday it was very nice, glad I fetched them also strarted on the wine that I had hoped to bring home.
We are on a wireless free sight in a mall, I did keep losing the signal but it seems ok now. Les has not been able to get on to the wireless who knows why.
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