Baños

Banos is a touristy spot south of Quito several hours, where I have had the felicity of bungee jumping from a bridge (scary to take the plunge, but oh so fun to swing away!!) and Bonnie did some canopy flying over a different river.

We enjoyed thermal baths again, but this time the pools were FULL of tourists and the water was all realllly hot.

Biking has also been a highlight, as we biked 23 kilometers today (on the side of the road...traffic could be a bit scary sometimes when a bus or truck passed) to a giant waterfall, Pailon del Diablo. It was mostly downhill and fun and more risky than either canopy or bungee jumping, and we got a taxi ride back with our bikes.

Going through mountain tunnels, I pretended our speeding "taxi" was a part of Indiana Jones, and we were escaping the bad guys.

Imagination keeps us going in stressful times!