Leaving the Station

Today I traveled back to Quito. I was the only researcher to be leaving, but I had to leave so I can get back in time to start school in three days. On the boat ride from the station I saw a rainbow. It was my first rainbow I saw actually in the jungle. They are not as common as I was lead to believe they were. I also saw some pink dolphins, and I can safely say over two hundred turtles. I loved seeing all of the turtles. I saw them on logs, jumping off of logs, walking on shore, and just sitting on shore. It was great. The boat ride was a lot longer than I thought it  would be. Once at the spot to get off we, the workers leaving and I , got into a truck instead of the bus I rode the first time. I was given the front seat. The ride was not very interesting and it was long. I was able to keep myself awake for a while be looking for  and identifying Inga as we passed, but eventually I did doze a little. At the Napo River we had to wait for two hours for the boat to come. It took the boat longer to come because the Napo is really low and there are many sand bars. While waiting I was able to see a hen with her chicks. I was also able to enjoy the sunshine and 98° weather. Something I have not felt while at the station. Once on the boat up the Napo I really enjoyed the sun combined with the breeze. The Napo river is still a very big river, and the ride is still very long. At Coca I was able to go with one of the workers to buy a machete. I then had the wonderful previlage of waiting two hours at a hotel until it was time to go to the airport. At the airport I was very good at mimicking what everyone else was doing, so nobody had any idea that I understood none of the Spanish around me. As the plane took off I was able to see an awesome double rainbow, so that made three rainbows in one day. I was very surprised at how fast the plane ride was. It only took about 45 minutes total from boarding to getting off the plane. At the airport I found my taxi driver by looking for my name on a sign again. It makes me laugh that that really happens. The drive to my hotel took a long time because of a traffic jam, but I was okay with it for I was able to see more of Quito. My hotel is the same one I stayed in before so I knew what to expect. I was very happy to get to the hotel to take a shower. The shower was barely warm so I guess I get to wait still for my hot shower. Tomorrow I will be visiting the historical churches in Quito with MJ's sister.  Then I  will be headed back home to Utah.