Baños Del Aguas Santa, I May Never Leave

Baños is a real purdy town.

Found a brew pub that features craft beers from all over Ecuador. Baños just keeps getting better.

One of so many waterfalls on our bike ride to pailon del Diablo. 

A zip line went across and ended above the waterfall. Slightly regretful for passing that up.

Sebastian leading the way down the most beautiful bike path.

Cascada del Diablo!

Behind the waterfall. Real wet. Real powerful.

Crawling through a tunnel to get to another lookout. 

Ecuador, I have no words...

Okay one more picture of the falls.

Hot springs fed spa right in the middle of town underneath a waterfall. Very cheap and very therapeutic. At $3, it's a must do every day.

Marcelo, our hostel owner gave us a ride to a mirador with the most beautiful view of the Volcano. There's a family that has free swings and sells craft beers. Could this be paradise?

Sebastian has a sweet Polaroid camera and took this awesome photo of me as a gift. What a great souvenir. 

Swings are so great and Baños' swing game is on fire.

Swinging over the edge of the world. Credit: Sebastian

Great view of Baños at dusk as we hiked down from the swingsets.

Very unique trail that goes up the volcano. I've never seen such a tunnel-like trail before.

The tranquility of the forest is therapeutic. 

Nature is taking its land back.

The run down refuge on the side of the volcano.

Many people spoke of getting caught up in Baños and staying longer than originally planned. I guess it wasn't any different for me. This city has an overwhelming amount of things to do, almost entirely involving being outside. There are hikes, waterfalls, zip lines, cliffside swings, a volcano, hot springs and so much more. All of the above is why I haven't updated the blog since Quito and why I have so many photos I want to share with all of you. 

The bike ride to Pailon del Diablo was my absolute favorite but everything so far has blown me away. And there are so many great people here, locals and travelers. It's incredibly easy to meet new people and become instant friends, especially in the hot springs. Each day I've done different activities with different people. I also never even made it back to the hostal last night. Sebastian (one of my hostel roommates. He's from Colorado) and I went up to the swings during the day. We then hiked down to the hot springs. From there we met some friends at our favorite bar, the Stray Dog Brew Pub and then discovered we could get bottle service at a nearby club for $25. Before you know it, it was 5 in the morning and we all decided to head to the hot springs again since it was just opening up for the day. Then we had breakfast and I met up with some other friends to spend all day today hiking the volcano. Now I'm here reaching 40 hours without sleep. 

With that said, goodnight my friends. Tomorrow is another day in this great town.