If you are a vegetarian, then stop reading this.
Since before coming to Ecuador I have wanted to try "cuy" which is the Quechua word for Guinea Pig. Today my wish came true!
Olivia, Melita, Melita's family, and I went to the best cuy restaurant in town! We were invited into the kitchen to see how the cuy is prepared, and it was awesome! I will post a picture of our meal below... Man, who knew guinea pigs taste so good! It sort of reminded me of rabbit, but pork too! What an experience! Interestingly enough, after I saw the live guinea pigs, so I am glad it went in that order, otherwise I dont know if I would have been able to try it.
After lunch we took a drive over to the area Melita's family comes from in Cuenca. We met many members of her family - all extremely nice. There may be a language barrier, but it was clear from their body language that they are incredibly kind. They later provided us a wonderful dinner.
After spending some time with her family we headed up into the mountains to go on a zip line course. I was going to take no part in that... BUT... I thought back to that moment in Croatia when I jumped off a cliff into the Adriatic Sea, and I knew I would regret not giving it a try! So, I got all geared up, and off we went. The first few stretches were small, and essentially practice for the cross mountain treks. Going from one mountain to the next... What a rush! I am so incredibly glad I went.
The days are flying by!
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