Quito, Ecuador - The Teleferico

Blocked by a Storm
We took a gondola lift from the eastern edge of the city up the side of Pichincha volcano to 13,000 feet.  We'd hoped for clear views of the city but our timing was a bit off - a storm was beginning to blow in as we took off.

The gondola is called the "Teleferico" and is a tourist attraction that was built in 2005.  Dodo and I had a gondola to ourselves.

The higher we went, the darker it got.  The wind was whistling, causing the gondola to sway.

Most of the gondolas were empty as they passed by us on the way up.  No doubt due to the weather.

As we reached the peak, we were above a set of dark clouds streaming over the valley.  We got off, walked over to the observation deck and within minutes it began to hail.  The dark clouds swept up over the peak and completely blocked the view.