rio colorado

The first really cold and wet day we´ve had. We were back up at high altitude -close to Chimborazo. These people live above tree line and live very hard lives. They have recently been introduced to greenhouse agriculture by some well meaning organizations, and this -at least- has offered them a better oppportunity to have sustainable crops.
We saw lots of free roaming alpaca and llama, they are really beautiful.
We saw Sengundo, one of the little boys from last years mission, who needs heart surgery. He and one of his parents will travel to Quito with us on Friday to have a follow up visit with the cardiac surgeons. Tupac, the other young boy w/murmur has appointment in Quito too, but fortunately he doesn´t need surgery.
We were entertained by the local men playing volleyball. They are really quite good, but given the weather conditions it turned out to be more of a mud game.
As we wind down, we are all looking forward to hot showers, fast food, our own beds and reuniting with our family and friends!
I may not get a chance to write tomorrow, because we will be having clinic most of the day, then pack and wind up things in Riobamba and then jump on a bus to Quito!
Adios for now
Terry