This past weekend, we all ventured to Riobamba for our 2nd retreat. To say it was a fail of a trip, may be fairly accurate. The reason we decided to go to Riobamba was to go on the train that takes you to the "Nariz del Diablo" or "Devil's Nose". It weaves through the Andes mountains while you sit on the roof of the train, taking in the sites. When we arrived in Riobamba, we went to buy tickets only to find that they were sold out until the end of February. So we just walked around the city... in the pouring rain. We all were soaking wet. Sarah got sick. It was a mess. In order to salvage the trip, we decided to go on a hike the next morning. We woke up to an overcast day and horrible hiking conditions.
Plan B: We hopped on a bus to go towards Banos, where the active volcano of Tungarahua is currently errupting. We didn't go all the way to Banos, but we went to a neighboring mountain and got a great view of the action. It was really neat to see the smoke billowing out of the volcano (my seismology-loving, ex-geology major side came out for sure).
Group shot at dinner
In the camioneta on the way to see Tungarahua
We've got cows
Tungarahua in all it's glory (best picture I have... sorry)
The weekend just goes to show that even though things don't always go as planned, ecuador is an adventure por siempre!!!
In the camioneta on the way to see Tungarahua
We've got cows
Tungarahua in all it's glory (best picture I have... sorry)
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