Rain - it’s a double edged sword.
On the one hand, Ecuador desperately needs it. Farmers haven’t been able to plant their crops that should have been planted two months ago. The entire country is dealing with power outages of eight hours per day due to dangerously low reservoirs. Ecuador is thrilled with this water from heaven.
For us, on the other hand, this rain is the pits. It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s miserable. We’re at 10,000 feet in the Andes, and riding in cold rain up here is not a pleasant experience. To make matters worse, I didn’t pack warm clothes - we were only going for a few days, after all.
So this morning the rain stopped early in the morning and I debated whether to push on or stay. Although rain was not falling at that moment, the roads were wet and the skies dark gray. Rain could come at any moment. I made the executive decision to stay put.
With any luck, we’ll be on the road tomorrow. Can’t wait to get back to Pimampiro!
4 responses so far ↓
1 Gene Royal // Nov 18, 2009 at 5:13 pm
You are following Jesus’ advice in Luke 14:28-32. At 75 I still haven’t learned that. If I were to ride as many miles as you have would I learn it? I’ll never get to know. congratulations on accepting His wisdom.
2 Elizabeth // Nov 19, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Glad to follow you in my childhood home of Ecuador. I am sorry about the toe situation (and the drunk doctor). I can’t apologize for the killer climbs, they are glorious and I miss them (although I never rode them like you brave people). I adore you for all your tenacity. Keep the peace and rock it out!
Elizabeth
3 Hans // Nov 20, 2009 at 2:54 am
Everything happens for a reason! The rain is there to force you to stop in order for David’s toes to heal a bit more!
4 Nancy // Nov 20, 2009 at 7:49 am
I thought the same thing Hans! And it seemed to work - we rode 90 km to Pimampiro yesterday and Davy’s toes were fine!
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