Weather

[ALAN BELLAIRS]

I will be visting Quito and Cotacachi in February for the conference. When I check the Weather Channel it predicts 80-100% chance of thunderstorms every day. It is hard to tell how much time it rains every day. Can someone describe the weather in a little more detail? Do storms come and go? Or do they sit there and pour buckets of rain all day long? I have spent time in Seattle in the winter and it does rain some days all day long, which is hard for me to live with. I just can’t tell from weather on the internet exactly what it is like.
Thanks!

[EI EXPERT – EDD STATON]

It certainly doesn’t rain every day and it rarely rains all day in the Andean highlands, but I always take a collapsible umbrella in my back pocket because the weather can change quickly.

[ALAN BELLAIRS]

Thanks Edd! I plan to spend a few days in Cotacachi and Ibarra before the conference and will kind of see for myself. My next trip will be to Cuenca to see how I like things there. I plan to retire in about 3 years and by then I want to have my plans all set. Of course after I am there awhile, maybe I will change plans. Who know? My daughter spent 5 years in Japan teaching English and she doesn’t think I am adventurous enough to do this. We will find out!

[EI EXPERT – EDD STATON]

Sounds like you’re on track to prove your daughter wrong, Alan. Do you know yourself well enough to project whether you’d be happier in a small town or a city? If so you can get a good idea of whether Cotacachi/Ibarra or Cuenca will be a better choice without even leaving home. All the info at the conference will be invaluable. See you there!

[ALAN BELLAIRS]

Right now I am leaning toward a small town since I have never lived in a city. But I want to visit Cuenca before I decide, just to make sure.

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