Weeeeee...

Today I went bike riding. In Ecuador. On a volcano. From 4500m. Downhill. In the rain. And the snow. ...both ways!

Well ok, it only sprinkled at the begining of the ride and was only snowing higher up... and we only went one way, but other than that everything else is true.

I took a little tour from Quito to a volcano called Cotopaxi, climbed a little to 4800m, checked out it's glacier and then rode a bike down it. It was the first time I'd riden a bike for about 17 years, so I was a little shakey at first, but before long I was sliding around gravely corners, doing little jumps off random rocks and enjoying an amazing view. It was too foggy to really see the volcano, but the small glimpses we got were great and the poor visibility and thin air reminded me of diving, so I was still happy.

Tomorrow I say goodbye to Quito, which has been a great city to wander around even though I haven't been doing much. At 9PM I fly to Buenos Aires where I'll spend the month working on some game stuff and enjoying the wonders of Argentinian Steak (yes that's steak with a capital "S"). I'm still trying to track down a laptop to rent after realising I could buy a beefy Duo 2 Core machine in Sydney for the same price as the laptop I found here, plus the Xbox 360 is more than I expected in Australia, so I'm saving my fast disappearing pennies until I get home.

I'm really looking forward to working, relaxing and having a place to call home for a while, so Buenos Aires, here I come!