My apologies beforehand for diverting from the chronology of our trek, but we need to report the following.
Our flight from Huston to Quito was scheduled to depart Huston at 11:59 PM last night.  Of course the flight was delayed because of the Cotapxi earthquake. The last major eruption on Cotapxi was in 1877, just prior to my birth year.
The other reason the flight was delayed is because they named the airport after George Bush and what else could be expected of such a location other than catastrophe.
Anyhow, we are now scheduled to depart at 6:00 AM this morning.
Much more to follow in future posts.
Buen dia