It was not so easy to get to the bus station

Distance 15 km (cum. 11,058 km); Ascent 150 m (cum. 96,719 m). My friend decided to accompany me during a part of this trip. Today we just tried to get out of Quito. Because my friend had to come to work in the morning the only option was to take a bus to Latacunga. But it was not so easy to get to the bus station in Quitumbe which is some 20 km from the northern part of Quito from where we started...