Following our unimaginable Galapagos journey, we took a four hour car from the Quito airport to Baños, Ecuador. As soon as we arrived I fell in love. Baños is known as the “adventure capital of South America,” and for the adrenaline junkie that I am, I quickly realized that it was made for me. Our activities here were wild. We had one ridiculous twenty-four period that we may have been the only people in the history of mankind to have experienced. First thing in the morning, we “canyoned” down four waterfalls and slid down two others. The climb up to the waterfalls was brutal – slippery, muddy, and directly uphill for 30 minutes, while wearing two wetsuits (man, sometimes it sucks being small). It was completely worth it. Those of you that are aware of how ridiculous I can be should already know that I didn’t have an ounce of fear seeing the roaring waterfalls beneath me. The belay system was comfortable and I got the hang of it quickly. Literally, such a blast. The only thing I found difficult was the waterfall falling into my eyes, causing my contacts to blur. Oh well, 100% worth it. AND I must note, my mom and grandpa rock. They successfully repelled down all the waterfalls as well.
