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Up early, I stroll down Julio Castro to Av Colombia. I am headed back to the airport to pick up my 5 day car rental.
Before hopping a taxi, I purchase a fresh peeled starch white coconut the size of a softball from a street vendor for $1.00. 
The coconut wrapped in plastic is served with a bright blue straw that gives me ample access to the cool drink inside.Afterward, I free the coconut from the plastic and enjoy the crunchy white flesh. Breakfast On The Go!
Just outside the airport is a Supermaxi grocery store that I visit while I wait for my rental car. Fresh baked empanadas, pan de yucca, cookies, juice, a six pack of local beer and I am ready discover more of Ecuador by car.
I leave the airport with a general sense of where I want to go but it's not where I end up.
A few times circling a round about ... a brief adventure in a "BUS ONLY" lane and I am still somewhere in Quito.
Driving along Av. Amazonas I pass a huge park filled with people and lots of activity. I find a parking spot at a local mall and walk back to the park.
Soon I am participating in an outside group exercise program.
Driving along Av. Amazonas I pass a huge park filled with people and lots of activity. I find a parking spot at a local mall and walk back to the park.
Soon I am participating in an outside group exercise program.Uno, dos, tres, ….. cinco seis, I am spinning and moving but out of sync with the rest of the group.
At Parque La Carolina where there is a nice collection of all sorts of outside activities. 
Families are enjoying swings, teeter tooters and local clown entertainment.
Others play outdoor racquetball, volleyball and basketball.So far, I am resisting the urge to show my Shaq moves.
For a few minutes I watch a soccer match as gray clouds loom overhead. The views of Quito and the surrounding mountains are quiet vivid from the park.
Yo puedo jugar contigo? Can I play with you? My Shaq resistance falls.
I am playing two on two basketball that soon turns into a full court five on five.
Both teams contain a few girls that can play and shoot "muy bueno" from downtown.
Seis y siete .. at viente (20) game one is over. Senor una mas! We win game two and then it's "Senor una mas", again.
Estoy muy cansado. I am tired but survive a third game.
I think my game has gone to the dogs.
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