Baños y Cuenca

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Hola!
We departed Ecuador´s capital on Jan. 22 for the more remote, but still mountainous town of Baños. Our favourite spot yet! Baños has a population comparable to home: only 16K people. It is known for it´s hotsprings and the people are extremely friendly. We spent a day ripping around on bikes, exploring waterfalls. There were few casualties. We got our first real endorphine high here when we tried our luck with a swing jump. No luck involved - it was actaully pretty safe. Check the pics. We stayed a couple of days here and then headed to the colonial city of Cuenca.
On the bus route we met up with a quad of two Germans, a Francophone and a Brazilian, who we kicked it with for our time in Cuenca. Our hostel allowed brilliant panoramics of the city. During the days we checked out the Inca site of Incapirca and wandered the cobbled streets. For our ruins tour we had quite the translating session: from Spanish to French to German and, finally, to English for Rob and I.

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Photos

Hostal Santa Cruz
Baños from our third floor balcony

Baños at night
a hike near the falls, over the springs

We haven't seen an ocelot...
yet

Get ready...
there were lots of falls in Baños

Pre Jump
I told Rob not to pay the guys if the rope broke

Long Way Down
look out, not down

No Turning Back
crowd pleasin

Rob Suits Up
(pullin a Troy)

See that blur?
That's Ug.

Painful Fall
no rear brakes + pile of rocks on steep hiking path = humour for us all

water bottle
betcha thought it was going to be a waterfall

Outkast
I'm just so fresh, so clean

Comments

[Don Mark]

Great pictures! great commentary!
Thanks for sharing your trip in a way I never thought possible. This is much better than TV or MSN! Any lurking Inca or Pizzaro ghosts.........................................?

[Thad]

looks like an awsome trip.
That was a great pic of Angelic Rob, r they worshiping him down there yet. This is a great way of tracking your trip. p.s muv and pops are still kicking our butts in cards. Miss you guys and looking forward to all the great tales when you return.

[Kristina]

Crazy!
You have awsome pic. You Look like you are having such an amazing time. I am so jealous! Rob dont kill yourself! Keep having fun guys, though I dont think you need me saying that!

[Roberto]

im in hanchauco
its slick yo

[Lauren Scannell]

what a suprise...
hey scott, i stumbled on your travel log after a google search "historic halifax" how weird! i thought 'i know that guy... thats dub!' how bizarre... im glad i stumbled on it! your trip looks amazing! keep on keeping on lauren oh! im going to spend 8 months in ecuador, starting september. it was exciting seeing your pics with your brother, it made me look forward to my trip all the more!

[benhamin]

livin it -lovin it
hey boys i just found your site again after losing it for a while and now know your nickname, anyways got it now and have been reading it. sweet photos fur shure! nas and I are coming your way but i think we are lagging behind you by a couple of weeks at least. keep me updated on the sweetest of the sweet for places to stay and go that you find along the way, as we are passing down your trail as well. just came out of venezuala yesterday and are in bucaramanga, colombia. heading to bogota tomorrow. hasta luego amigos ben

[Catherine aka Nick's mom]

and then i got cut off
Rob, lost you there, cuz the computer died and I don't have Nick's msn password. Hi to Scott and keep having fun. The oasis sounds pretty awesome, esp compared to what I see out the window today! See you soon, guys. C