These past two weeks have been very busy and exciting so I am going to break them up by week. So the 2 weekends ago, Katie and I visited Baños. Baños is a city about 2 1/2 to 3 hours away from Tena. It is right in the mountains and has numerous outdoor activities going on. We got there late on Friday night cause we got a ride from a friend but made it out to the bars, nevertheless.
The hostal we stayed at was great. For $7.50/person we had hot water (best so far), free internet, and breakfast. The owners were nice and helped set up what you needed and the company was great.
On Saturday, we went horseback riding for about 3 hours. I felt like I was in a movie. The horses thankfully knew the path like the back of their hoof so my job there was limited. We literally were climbing up the side of the Andes mountains - at times on a road, at times basically up a cliff as wide as the horse. It was beautiful though. Then, the horses started running, and not even like the bumpy trotting. I am talking full blown running. It was so cool but a little scary cause of the whole balance thing and my hand grip was broken. That night we went on a chiva, which is a wooden, open-sided bus. We took it up to an overlook of the city and watched some flame throwers.
At breakfast on Sunday we met some people our age from the U.S. and Germany who were really cool. They invited us to go repelling so that was settled - we were staying an extra day. Repelling was fun, as we made our way down I think 6 waterfalls. Really pretty, really fun, and I felt safe. Our guide was actually one of the flame throwers from the night before. We got back and enjoyed some food with our new friends and visited the natural thermal baths, well known to the city. The people we met were the kind that make you understand why people backpack all over as they had visited many places and were on their way to more.
The next morning I watched everyone jump off a bridge but we ran out of time before I could be convinced to join.
The hostal we stayed at was great. For $7.50/person we had hot water (best so far), free internet, and breakfast. The owners were nice and helped set up what you needed and the company was great.
On Saturday, we went horseback riding for about 3 hours. I felt like I was in a movie. The horses thankfully knew the path like the back of their hoof so my job there was limited. We literally were climbing up the side of the Andes mountains - at times on a road, at times basically up a cliff as wide as the horse. It was beautiful though. Then, the horses started running, and not even like the bumpy trotting. I am talking full blown running. It was so cool but a little scary cause of the whole balance thing and my hand grip was broken. That night we went on a chiva, which is a wooden, open-sided bus. We took it up to an overlook of the city and watched some flame throwers.
At breakfast on Sunday we met some people our age from the U.S. and Germany who were really cool. They invited us to go repelling so that was settled - we were staying an extra day. Repelling was fun, as we made our way down I think 6 waterfalls. Really pretty, really fun, and I felt safe. Our guide was actually one of the flame throwers from the night before. We got back and enjoyed some food with our new friends and visited the natural thermal baths, well known to the city. The people we met were the kind that make you understand why people backpack all over as they had visited many places and were on their way to more.
The next morning I watched everyone jump off a bridge but we ran out of time before I could be convinced to join.
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