In the last English update I told you people that I was in for a couple of serious 'Andes climbing days'. And so it was! Southern Colombia and Northern Ecuador are immensly beautifull, but very exhausting to ride a bike in! After making it to Quito in one piece I could enjoy a largely two week rest. The lovely Dutch girl Renée was crazy enough to fly in all the way from Holland to entertain me for a couple of weeks. And she did a good job entertaining me! After a few cuiet days in Quito we went into the mountains to go hiking and horsebackriding. After that we were ready to head to Baños to enjoy the hot water springs. But Baños had a lot more to offer than just the natural springs. We went mountainbiking, bungee-jumping, canyoning, rafting and made a two day trip into the jungle... After all that adrenaline and excitement we treated ourselves to a few days of chillin' in the laid back surftown of Montañita.
By now Renée is back in Holland and I am trying to keep on moving South. But after only one day of cycling I had to hit the breaks and rest. Fever and a headache force me to spend a couple of days in the city of Machala in southern Ecuador. I'm feeling a tiny bit better now and tomorrow I'm gonna give it a shot to make it to the Peruvian border...
I'll keep you posted
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