Not the most pleasant trip I have ever done, but here now
and Banos looks like fun! So we left Vilcabamba after breakfast and had a
smooth bus change in Loja, only having to wait for an hour between. As always
we attracted all the freaks to come talk to us, this time it was an old
American couple who just wanted to talk about themselves at us. As we nodded
our heads listening to how amazing their lives are living in Vilcabamba I zoned
out, only to hear them get a little annoyed with Ellie who had dared to
question the myth of longevity …… shock horror! She asked the couple for birth
certificate proof that their friend really died at 130 years old. Needless to
say they stopped talking to us and my ears had a rest again.
The bus to Cuenca was not too bad only 5 hours and the road
was in surprising good condition after Peruvian roads. Cuenca is a beautiful
old town that is pleasant for walking around and has some amazing restaurants
and cafes. After a lovely dinner in Café Eucalyptus and that night was Ladies
night so a couple of cheeky vinos to wash it down, we headed back to the hostel
where we made friends with some German travellers. I couldn’t stop thinking I
had met one of them before, that’s when it dawned on me it was lego head from
one of our photos from NYE in Vilcabamba !
Do you see him in the background?
Yesterday was the bus journey from hell Cuenca to Banos is a
windy road so high up you cant see anything through the cloud, not helped by
the slowest bus driver in the world who wanted to stop and talk to everyone or
buy MORE food from the street vendors. After 6 hours he wanted to stop and buy
grilled chicken hearts, the smell was just what an over crowded hot smelly bus
needed!
Anyway we are now in Banos and are starting to plan our next
adventure to visit indigenous jungle tribes.
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