Baños otra vez

So I´m back in Baños again and will most likely stay here for a while before moving on to Cuenca, Vilcabamba and on into Peru. Here´s the view from Bella Vista.

I was reading about the border crossings into Peru today. The stories I´ve heard have been less than favorable. Ecuador lives off of tourism. Tours, jungle trips, dancing, hiking, kayaking, all that stuff. But I´m hearing that there´s not so much to do in Peru or maybe that it´s not as organized. So there´s a great deal of fighting for what one does have and can get. At the crossing in Huaquillas to Tumbes, people tug at you, pull you this way and that, so that you´ll use their taxi or bus or change money with them. Oh no. Not going to do so well with that. I think I´m going to cross through to Zumba. I´ve read that the police are friendly and that your busdriver will even wait for you when necessary. Sounds much more peaceful and like a lot less hassle. And it´s an easy trip from Vilcabamba, two stops from now.

I was planning on staying in Baños for Carnaval. I have several friends here and thought it would be more fun, but I´ve kinda got the traveling bug, even if it means riding a hot bus for hours!