Travel Day to Ecuador!

Our lovely day started out bright and early at 7:30am at the Hartsfield Jackson airport. Of course it is just our luck that today also happened to be Day Light Savings, so it felt like 6:30. Our first hurdle was realizing that everyones passports had to be valid for the next six months. We ended up losing two people because their passports expired before six months, but we´re hoping they can go to the Ecuadorian consulate tomorrow morning and get visas to be able to meet up with us.


Ashley with the small plane


After much discussion and concern, we finally headed into the main airport to get breakfast and get to our terminal. Of course our flight to Miami was delayed for an hour, but we finally boarded the SMALLEST commercial plane I have ever been on. One side only had one seat, and the other side had two seats per row. We probably got wayyy too excited about the small plane, but it was rather amusing.

We finally get to Miami and met up with Ana, who had taken an earlier fight there. We rushed around to find lunch, and rushed back to our terminal to board the plane. Finally on the plane, all pumped up, looking like we´re on time, even had to turn our phones off, and then there was a maintenance issue. I fell asleep while we were on the tarmac, and woke up two hours later to find us STILL sitting there. Our flight scheduled to leave at 3:10 finally left after 5.


Flying over Quito at night


So we FINALLY make it to Quito, Ecuador (hooray!!!) and meet up with our trip leaders, Brock and Luke. We put all our luggage in the back of a truck and squeeze into another bus for the 40 minute ride to Sangolqui, where the Manna house is. After chowing down on some Ecuadorian Chinese food, we get the ground tour and some of the group takes a walk around the neighborhood. After everyone returns, we settle down for some introductions, Catch Phrase, and general chatting.


Meeting Brock and Luke in the airport


Excited about getting to go to the farm tomorrow afternoon!!

Post by Morgan Ackley, Vice President Public Relations