Puentes y Cascadas

Wednesday-I karaokee'd again with Tricia. We were going to go ice skating. We bumped into a friend she and Andres know from youth group, so the four of us ended up going to the grocery store, buying things to make dinner, then went to 4th persons apartment. Turns out, he didn't have gas in the tank, so we did not make dinner. We played a little Cuarenta. We moved on frm that card game pretty fast to karaokee. The background kept showing things like barns on wheat fields. ya. This karaokee also had "Achy Breaky Heart," on it. Many many songs of all types.

Thursday-We were going to have sushi, but that didn't happen. We (Tricia, Andres, and Dianita) ended up getting mall food. I ordered a sandwich. I HATE MAYONAISE. I thought I would be able to wipe it off, but it was a lost cause. So, I had a $5 cup of orange Fanta. Then, Tricia and I got shakes and Cinnabon. That made us both feel better.

Friday-Didn't do anything until 2. It was nice. Went to the market, had ice cream, and went to the mall. Bought a dried peaches and a pack of PB. mmmm.

Saturday- WOOO, Saturday. Left the bus station at 9:00. Drove to Baños for 3 3/4 of an hour, longer than usual. Paid 10 cents to USE the bathroom at the bus station. No TP, no toilet seat, no soap. gross =). Then, Sofia managed to get us a taxi. The driver asked her if she was our translator. NO! We would have been over charged massively if one of us had arranged it. He drove us around for about 4 hours. We paid $20! The first stop, which we didn't know was the first stop, was the bridge. Jessalie jumped first. I jumped with Sofia. I have never screamed so loud in my life. Sofia and I neither one could remember how we got off that ledge, but one of the pictures shows one of the guys with his hands on our backs.



We've come to the assumption that he pushed us off. hahah. It cost $7. I didn't wear a helmet and signed no release form. Just a head nod, strap in, and a climb over. We paid after we jumped, so I suppose if we had died, they wouldn't have gotten their money. That was kind.


After that excitement, we loaded back up in the taxi, drove to a small waterfall, got out, and looked on from the road. We then drove to the Tarabita. That is a cable cart that goes across the ravine to the other side. We walked around a little bit, and then waited to take the cart back across to where the cab was. This is a lime tree. I liked it.


After that, we drove to our last destination. We walked downhill most of the way, which was nice. We paid $1 to go to the balcony area. Pailon del Diablo is beautiful. It's a waterfall that's suppose to be the face of the devil. It's large and monstrous, but pretty cool.

We went through the little tunnel way to the balcony closest to the waterfall. It was very..wet.
The way back to the taxi was mostly uphill. That was quite the workout, but we made it.

We looked in a few shops, had lunch/dinner, then got back on the bus. We almost missed it, but we caught it right before it pulled out of the parking lot. We got back to Quito, and all was good.