Baños dia 3

Woke up early this morning to see Lujan to the bus station, then promptly went back to bed until 10. breakfast was Chorizo, potatos, and piña juice!
after breakfast, we were interveiwed by some English students from Ambato about our travels in Ecuador. as a gift they gave us a handmade statue from their schools art program. Our plan today was to rent ATVs and see the Pailon de Diablo, or, the waterfall of the devil, the largest in Ecuadors Ruta de los Cascadas. after about 30 minutes of bartering we got an ATV fo 2:30 h for only $50. It took a moment to get used to the controls, I almost ran over some pedestrians on the sidewalk, but I soon realized it was just like the moped I rode at uni. we made our way to what we THOUGHT was the ruta de las cascadas, but was infact a foot path down to the river which the ATV was not meant to access… after some help from a local we got the ATV out of the ditch and rode it back to the main rode where we eventually found the parking for the Pailon de diablo. we made the 30 minuite hike down to the waterfall, drank some “‘medicinal Snake Liquor” and finally made it to the waterfall. you know how you see other people who have made a mistake and think “i wont make that same mistake”? well, we saw about 100 people walking up the path totally soaked and figured we’d be different. flashforward, we were DRENCHED! I had to take my pants off because they were so wet (I <3 boxers). we made the long hike back, and got into our ATV and made it back to the city, however, ended up being 20 mins late and having to pay another $10 because of a funeral procession :0. after, we rushed to find out where to book Katja for Bridge jumping, which is exactly how it sounds but with a bungee cord, scary as hell there was no way Id be doing that. then we got some EXCELLENT indian food and went clubbing, getting back at 2:30 am, id rate the day 10/10! very fun!Read more