From ITEC to Almirante
We left ITEC at about 8 this morning. We took two boats to the port of Almirante, and then boarded a bus for Cerro Punta. After following the coast for a while we cut over to cross over the continental divide. At about 3,000 feet in altitude we came to the divide and started the descent to the much drier Pacific side. We meet Amber in David (who came over to prepare some of the programming and homestays), In David (accent on the 2nd syllable) we did some mad grocery shopping. We then ascended back up the continental divide along a different road to Cerro Punta. Cut and paste the following link to see a track of journey today (I started the GPS while we were out in the boats).
http://gps.motionx.com/maps/51f42da2e10d2b8c7ef4c1732acc15cb
We are in the hotel right in the small town of Guadalupe, and shortly we will be ascended further to the remote Cabins owned by Los Quetzales. Our final altitude will be between 6,500 feet to 7,000 feet depending on the cabin. The 3 cabins we are staying in have no electricity or internet, but they do have hot showers and they are cozy, clean and comfortable. We will have a fire in a wood stove to keep us warm tonight—there’s a big difference in temperature between ITEC and here.
So… very soon we will be without internet, and further updates will have to wait. All is well.
Steve