Hola, I have made it back to the Northern Hemisphere for the first time in 8 months. As you might expect, the equator passes right through Ecuador. I have seen first hand that the water really does go down the plug hole in different directions each side of the equator. Loco! I have not made a post for a while, so here is a few pics from Quito and Baños. (Thats Baños the volcanic thermal spring town, not the bathroom)
The must have cheesy equator photo!
They are very patriotic in Ecuador. You are only allowed to drive cool looking yellow cars. Ignore the red one behind, it is probably from Peru.
Took a bike tour around Baños... (Perhaps the cleanest city in all of Ecuador, due to the proliferation of scarry clown bins!)
...Followed along the river on the bike tour...
...checking out cool waterfalls like this one - The Devils Caldron. (As usual the real thing looks better than the photo - or am i bad at taking photos?)
Whilst chilling out on the roof terrace of the hostal yesterday, we saw puffs of smoke come out of the local volcano every 5 minutes. Thought we might have to evacuate somewhere! We looked over the otherside of the terrace and saw that the locals were still swinging in there hammocks, so it was definitely "situation normal"!
How to make friends in Ecuador without even trying? Go to Central Del Mundo hostel in Quito on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. TV is switched off, 12 litres of free rum and coke arrives. Genius! Instant party!
They are very patriotic in Ecuador. You are only allowed to drive cool looking yellow cars. Ignore the red one behind, it is probably from Peru.
...Followed along the river on the bike tour...
...checking out cool waterfalls like this one - The Devils Caldron. (As usual the real thing looks better than the photo - or am i bad at taking photos?)
Whilst chilling out on the roof terrace of the hostal yesterday, we saw puffs of smoke come out of the local volcano every 5 minutes. Thought we might have to evacuate somewhere! We looked over the otherside of the terrace and saw that the locals were still swinging in there hammocks, so it was definitely "situation normal"!
How to make friends in Ecuador without even trying? Go to Central Del Mundo hostel in Quito on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. TV is switched off, 12 litres of free rum and coke arrives. Genius! Instant party! 
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