This post belongs in October 2013, along with the rest of the photos from Lindsay and my trip to Ecuador. However, at the time we went, the town of Baños was on the Peace Corps list of prohibited travel sites for volunteers, due to the semi-active status of the nearby Tungurahua volcano. So, despite Baños being one of the coolest parts of our trip, these stories were held in reserve until such time as they couldn't result in us getting kicked out of the agency: end of service!
We were lucky to arrive in Baños the day after Tungurahua had become more active than usual, allowing us to visit a (safe-distance) lookout point and watch the lava and sparks spew out and glow red against the black of the night sky. This was one of the most awe-inspiring experiences I've had, witnessing an erupting volcano firsthand and feeling the force of one of the most powerful and beautiful spectacles nature has to offer. We couldn't get any worthwhile pictures in the dark, but it's a memory that I know I'll preserve even without photos.
Our days in Baños were spent playing in the great outdoors: white-water rafting, biking, visiting beautiful rivers and waterfalls, bungee jumping off bridges, and canyoning/rappelling down some small-scale falls.
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| Ready for rafting! |
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| The bridge jump |
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| Waterfall rappelling |
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| At the bottom of all the waterfalls |
*Side note: I am updating these blogs from the luxury land of America, and these photos just uploaded in approximately 0.2 seconds - SO fast!
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