Went to Cotopaxi but was clouded over and didn't quite know where to go so we left and drove to Quilotoa where there is a volcanic lake which you down upon. The road was neverending in the mountains and it was a beautiful tar road which was totally unexpected, in Peru it would be been gravel road. Got to the lake and found a room and the wind was howling and man it was cold. I ventured out to see the lake and it was quite impressive and was going to hike around the perimeter the following day. Had some horrible meal, not much to choose from in this tiny village, and then went to our freezing bedroom and luckily bumped into Japanese lady that had two heaters in her room and kindly gave us one.
I abandoned my hike as the wind was howling and it was cold we decided to leave and head for Banõs.
On the way down the mountain the front left wheel started to make some real ugly sounds and after inspecting it I could see nothing obvious so we continued on. When I got to the next town I took the car back to Avis and switched it out and got an older car which after complaining they said they would get me the same car I had and deliver it to me in Banjos tomorrow.
So we continued on to Banõs to our lovely hotel which is only half built, like most of the buildings in South America. The owner was a real nice guy that had lived in San Francisco and was real helpful on what to see and do.
Banõs is a real tourist town as it is meant to be the adventure capital of Ecuador, which is a joke. They have this gigantic swing on top of the mountain and some lame zip lines and all the backpackers flock here. There are a few waterfalls and the one I visited was unbelievable in more ways than one. The sheer volume of water in a tight chute cascading down a sheer rock wall about a hundred feet maybe, was quite something to see. We drove up the mountain to the swing to enjoy the view of the town below and the asphalt road is in perfect shape, which yet again I was just amazed how good the roads are.
The Avis guy brought the replacement car at 7 pm, and took the old car back to Ambioto.
The following morning I discovered that the navigator had forgotten my camera in the car and now we would have to drive back up to Ambioto to get my camera. While we were having so called breakfast, the driver appeared and had brought my camera back, what a relief !
We then left heading north east to the jungle.
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