Every Friday from now on, I’ll be posting a photo from my travels, a postcard of sorts. This week’s postcard is from Laguna Quilotoa, Ecuador a stunning crater lake so high in altitude that when you breathe, it feels like you’re inhaling through a tiny cocktail straw–
You know when something seems like a great idea and then by the time you realize it really isn’t, you are in way too deep to do anything about it? Yes, well in this particular case it was kind of a near-death experience… It all began one misty day at Laguna Quilotoa, Ecuador. This was the most incredible volcanic crater lake (okay, the only one) I have ever seen. “Want to climb down the mountain to get a better look?” “Of course!” So, on we went, traversing the slightly trodden and very uneven terrain, sliding and almost falling when there was…