We are in a little suburb of Quito staying in a hostel. Very interesting place. We asked for a travel agent in the Quito airport. They didn't have one but the girl at the desk was very helpful and spoke English. We wanted to stay in a hotel close to the airport, but guess that isn't an option. She recommended this place and it was about 20 minutes away. Very nice inside. We are heading South to a small town that has hot springs. It's on the way to Tena. Yep, like Sherry's last name. Tena is in the Amazon rain forest. There are some brothers there who own a river rafting company. Look up The River People in Tena, Ecuador. We hope to be there in the next couple of days.
So backtracking a little. Manta was wonderful. Went to the meeting on Tuesday night. The school is in the back in English, then we moved out to the main hall to get the service meeting in Spanish. Service days are Wed. - Sunday. Went out everyday but Sunday. Hot and humid so not what we are used to, but so fun. We were doing a census work looking for English speaking people. Saturday started the campaign to invite people to the convention. Friday was the highlight of our trip as we got to visit the Ecuador Bethel Branch. Amazing! One of the friends in Manta wrangled us an invitation to lunch. So special. We met many friends from all over the world. Samuel was from Italy and spoke the best English. The tour was excellent. Laundry was most interesting because of all the different machines they use. Our tour guide was a sweet young girl whose husband is from Oregon. They might come visit in October.
Another early morning tomorrow so will close for now. Thanks for tuning in.
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