ECUADOR ROUTE HAS BEEN CHANGED. ALSO DAYS AWAY FROM THE EQUATOR.
FOR INFORMATION ON ECUADOR PRESS HERE
UPDATE:
TODAY THURSDAY 23RD FEB… I CROSSED FROM COLOMBIA TO ECUADOR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED, SO I TOOK ANOTHER REST DAY WORKING ON MY ECUADOR ROUTE WHICH I HAVE MODIFIED. I ALSO SENT MY 16KG BAG OF RUNNING SHOES, CLOTHES AND SUPPLIES TO RICHARD EVANS AN AMERICAN RUNNER LIVING IN GUAYAQUIL. THIS WORKED LIKE CLOCKWORK.
HERE IS MY NEW ROUTE FOR ECUADOR. PRESS > HERE FOR MAP AND DETAILS.
BECAUSE OF MY ROUTE CHANGE I WILL NOW BE CROSSING INTO PERU AT HUAQUILLAS AND NOT MACARA AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THIS CHANGE OF BORDER CROSSING MEANS MY PERU ROUTE WILL BE ALTERED. I RECKON I HAVE SAVED AROUND 200KM HERE
I AM LESS THAN 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE THE EQUATOR! ABOUT 160KM OR 3/4 DAYS ON THE ROAD.
TODAY MONDAY 20TH FEB.. I DECIDED TO TAKE A REST DAY AND USE IT AS A PREPARATION DAY FOR MY ASSAULT ON ECUADOR STARTING ON THURSDAY! MANY THANKS TO ALEX AND LUBIA MY KIND HOSTS HERE IN PASTO. I SEE MY SPOT DID NOT UPDATE MY 37KM FROM BASCULA TO PASTO YESTERDAY, IT’S BECOMING A PAIN ALONG WITH THEIR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I HOPE IT WILL BE WORKING WHEN I RUN ACROSS THE EQUATOR FROM THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IN ABOUT A WEEKS TIME.
HERE IS MY NEW ROUTE FOR ECUADOR. PRESS > HERE FOR MAP AND DETAILS.
I CROSS THE EQUATOR JUST SOUTH OF CAYAMBE WHICH IS A USEFUL BYPASS OF ANOTHER HUGE CITY QUITO, THE ECUADORIAN CAPITAL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EQUATOR PRESS HERE