Banos Stories


An unexpected holiday ....

Well, I had an unexpected holiday last week (for those of you thinking everything I'm doing is a holiday, it isn't ... it's an experience !!). We only worked Monday and then had the rest of the week off for Semana Santa (Easter Week). So, I trotted off to Banos on Wednesday for 4 nights. I had to hang around Quito until Tuesday evening due to the fac...


Another sucker is born........

So here we are in Banos (means bath), and that´s what it´s famous for - its thermal baths. Oh, and the very active volcano right above the town. It´s long been an ambition of mine to see an erupting volcano and here you´ll never get a better opportunity. So, we paid our 6 dollars for a night time trip to see it spewing forth. Oh we saw fire alright, ...


baños...life is not so rough.

hmm what day is today? saturday. i arrived in baños two days ago with judith and tom, a dutch couple, and a canadian named jeremie. the bus ride was 3.5 hours and loud and bumpy and a wallet was almost stolen and judith´s mp3 player was indeed taken from her by someone on the bus...boo on that. it´s really hard to figure out how the guy got into her bag...


Riding The Waves

¨If you fall off the raft, make sure you hold onto your paddle. Otherwise, you´ll have to pay $30.¨ This is not typically the first thing you´d like to hear before your first white water rafting experience. It´s raining, you´re cold, and another member of your group has just named you the ¨Daft Rafters.¨ Come to think of it, it actually sounds charmi...