On 27 November I left Quito and made Cuenca a beautiful city to the south. Whilst asking a policeman for a hotel Cristian pulled up and in perfect English said that I could park the bike in his spot in a secure car park and he would then walk me to a reasonable hotel. To top it all he paid for the hotel. Top bloke! He is the Ecuadorian distributor for Fuji Film and also has a bike.
From Cuenca I rode to Macara right on the Peruvian border. The border crossing was very easy and the Peruvians did not charge me anything. I made Chiclayo that night and was able to meet up with David, the guy who I left the UK with way back in April.