After a delicious omelette breakfast....a short snooze...Ken knocks on the door......he says he has info on 2 GEO Caches.....lets go but it is our REST DAY.
Breakfast Room
Front of Hotel
Court Yard
Entry to Court Yard....where is Ken....I have both bikes ready
Ride up the mountain
Taken from the hotel....we need to get the top at over 8000 ft....2 GEOS UP THERE
View at 7600 ft of Banos. Our hotel is at the base of this spot which is straight down..
Banos
Road near top
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Ken busy waY DOWN A TRAIL FROM THE LOOKOUT
1 of many blocks of stores catering to TOURIST
kEN FINDS A cache behind this truck in that wall,,,,,,he hides a medallion in it
KEN EXHAUSTED AS HE CLIMBS THE TRAIL AND DISAPPOINTED AS HE FAILS TO FIND THIS CACHE
kEN GETTING UP THE NERVE TO SWING INTO THE OBIS OF THE VOLCANIC CRATER
kEN ADMIRING THIS HAMMOCK FOR CAROL MADE ON THAT OLD LOOM BEHIND
kEN SWING ITS ONLY 300 FEET IF YOU SLIDE OFF...i THINK i SEE FLAMES THROUGH THE FOG
NEARING THE TOP OF MOUNTAIN AT OVER 8000 FT
MANY COMPANIES IN BANOS SELLING EXCURSIONS
Breakfast Room
Front of Hotel
Court Yard
Entry to Court Yard....where is Ken....I have both bikes ready
Ride up the mountain
Taken from the hotel....we need to get the top at over 8000 ft....2 GEOS UP THERE
View at 7600 ft of Banos. Our hotel is at the base of this spot which is straight down..
Banos
Road near top
.
Ken busy waY DOWN A TRAIL FROM THE LOOKOUT 
1 of many blocks of stores catering to TOURIST
kEN FINDS A cache behind this truck in that wall,,,,,,he hides a medallion in it
KEN EXHAUSTED AS HE CLIMBS THE TRAIL AND DISAPPOINTED AS HE FAILS TO FIND THIS CACHE
kEN GETTING UP THE NERVE TO SWING INTO THE OBIS OF THE VOLCANIC CRATER
kEN ADMIRING THIS HAMMOCK FOR CAROL MADE ON THAT OLD LOOM BEHIND
kEN SWING ITS ONLY 300 FEET IF YOU SLIDE OFF...i THINK i SEE FLAMES THROUGH THE FOG
NEARING THE TOP OF MOUNTAIN AT OVER 8000 FT
MANY COMPANIES IN BANOS SELLING EXCURSIONS
tomorrow WE HEAD UP OVER THE MOUNTAIN INTO THE AMAZON BASIN. KEN HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT WE WILL BE IN HUTS WITH NO ELECTRICITY.
THE BLOG MAY GO SILENT FOR A DAY.....WE END THE BIKE TRIP ON THE 11TH BACK IN QUITO AND COLLECT OUR BELONGINGS AND HEAD TO AIRPORT FOR A MIDNIGHT FLIGHT.....THIS WILL BE A VERY LONG DAY AS WE HAVE TO BUST OUR *****TO MAKE IT TO FREEDOM BEFORE 6PM....THEN SPEND 6 HOURS WAITING FOR OUR FLIGHT...
Great report
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