Last Week´s Crazy Schedule

Saturday, March 31

• Greet Travel Partner #1 at Quito Airport

Sunday, April 1

• Buy and eat large quantity of pastries
• Try on hiking gear in Quito for upcoming Cotopaxi trip
• Quito to Quilotoa (via Latacunga and Zumbahua)

Monday, April 2

• Hike perimeter of Laguna Quilotoa
• Quilotoa to Chugchilán

Tuesday, April 3

• Chugchilán to Quilotoa (on the 4:00 am bus, to pick up my forgotten journal)
• Quilotoa to Zumbahua
• Breakfast
• Zumbahua to Latacunga
• Latacunga Market
• Latacunga to El Chaupi

Wednesday, April 4

• Hacienda San José del Chaupi to trailhead for llinizas
• El Refugio, Illinizas

Thursday, April 5

• El Refugio to Illiniza Norte (attempted summit)
• Illiniza Norte to Hacienda San José del Chaupi
• Hacienda San José del Chaupi to Hostel Valhalla

Friday, April 6

• Hostel Valhalla to Refugio José Rivas (Volcán Cotopaxi)
• Sleep (until midnight) at Refugio José Rivas - 4800 meters

Saturday, April 7

• Awake at midnight
• Eat breakfast
• Refugio to attempted summit of Cotopaxi, beginning at 1:00 am
• Return to Refugio
• Return to Valhalla
• Return to Quito
• Sleep
• Eat
• Sleep
• Sleep more

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Details to come, I promise.