Riding day to Banos, a town at the base on the active Tungurahua Volcano where we will meet a fellow HU member that I have chatted with, from Alberta. We woke up to rain. Got to Tony's shop and he was under prepared, without rain gear. We ended up riding with Tony out of Guayaquil and into the countryside.
Bagged Bananas look like body bags until you get closer
Closer look
Coco trees with the coco seeds for making Chocolate
As we gained altitude, it became wetter and colder. Tony's hands were frozen because he was riding without gloves. Finally at the 1200 meter altitude, I strongly recommended to him that he was unprepared for the 4000 meter pass. He decided to return to Guayaquil. This was too bad, but the right choice because hypothermia was a real danger for him, with the temperature plummeting. Near the pass, rain was heavy, my heavy gloves were soaked and my hands were freezing even with my electric grips on high. After the summit, the rain slowed and stopped, we dried out and got warmer. Arrived in Banos, met Markus from Germany who has been riding with Simon off and on through Central America and Colombia. Had to get a different hostel than them because there was no more room for our bikes. Lots of rooms available in town and found a nice place just around the corner. Came back and met Simon. He had been out getting a massage. Went for a great french dinner. Michael and Simon had a fondue night.
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