Ecuador - Banos - Waterfalls / Mountain Biking / Thermals

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Dec 15 - Banos

- So we started the day at 8.30am had some breaky and headed for the bike shop. We hired 3 mountain bikes and started riding to the various Cascada´s (waterfalls).

- First stopped at Cascada de Agoyan which was just before we went through a tunnel which I rode into Alice and nearly fell off. They said that most accidents happen in the tunnel as its black but I reckon its before as you work out what should you do walk or ride lol...

- Next stop Cascada Manto de la Novia - absolutely amazing. We cabled across into the mouth of the waterfall where there was a retreat type hostel you could stay in. Really beautiful. Dani and I walked right down to we the water was crashing into the base on the waterfall - very wet. Awesome.

- Next stop Cascada Pailon del Diablo - best thing we have done so far - absolutely huge waterfall (check out the video). Massive hike down into the canyon to where the waterfall was. Huge - climbing through a cave cut out of the side of the cliff to get right behind the waterfall - amazing, amazing, absolutely amazing.

- We rode 17kms in all not too bad exercise - gotta lose those chins and we all need work before Machu Picchu????

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