Drama in Quito

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No time to type, but here I will cut and paste the letter I wrote the my saviours.

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Jinx Day for Aaron but saved by my Ecuadorian Angels

Dear Quasar Nautica, I am writing in display of my gratitude I have for Quasar Nautica and especially to Cristina and Juan David, Sales Agents of the Ecuadorian Headquarters. Please allow me to tell my story. I had arrived in Quito for the Lammer Law Cruise for the day after. To my dismay I received an email that my tour agent was no longer booking the Lammer Law for me. I went to another agent and was told a lie that the Lammer Law was full and that I should forget the idea and sign up for one of their own tours. On my own, I contacted Cristina and found out there was a space. I told her I had a flight to Galapagos, only to realised I had bought a ticket to Baltra instead of San Cristobal. Juan David and Cristina went through great pains to think of a way to make things work out. So I thought things were fine but there were more problems to come! By this time it way past 7pm and time for everyone to leave work. I came to the office to set things up and pay through my internet banking account. My internet banking account had frozen and I was lost. They were patient and helped me through my troubles and in the end managed to get sent from overseas. By this time it was 10 pm and I could see in their eyes how tired they were. So was I. I was famished having been travelling through Mexico 12 hours by bus and flying straight to Quito and sorting my dive trip out until then, having eaten anything since yesterday. Juan David and Cristina offered to take me somewhere close to eat. But their hospitality and kindness lead me to their humble abode where I was cooked a warm meal and offered to drink a bottle of good Argentinian wine. I could not have expected two perfect strangers to offer such great things to me. They had to just show even greater kindness to offer a lonely and tired traveller a warm bed for the night! Juan David and Cristina equally have turned a dark day in my travel to my most memorable and greatest moment. To be so patient with my difficulties when others would have easily given up. To turst and offer food, bed and shelter to an absolute stranger they had made 2-3 hours before! Cristina´s and Juan David´s hospiotality and kindness reflects the internal beauty and the best of Ecuadorians. For a very long time to come I will never be to understand their kindness without motive. Their names and your company´s name will travel great distances for as much I can spread the word. I am forever grateful to the both of them, to your company and to the lovely people of Ecuador for putting a glow of happiness to one more lonely traveller in this world. Yours Sincerely, Aaron Abel Chen Sydney, Australia