Day 13: Quito to KC

We woke up early to return our bikes to Freedom. The night had been rough for Rob. He may have gotten a parasite from our time in the river in the Amazon. Thankfully by morning he was ready to attempt to rally & we headed out for our last day! It was going to be…

Day 12: Amazon Rain Forest to Quito

Today is it. The final day of riding in South America. We covered 145 miles on our trek back to Quito, endured a little rain, and incorporated 2 last adventure tours before getting back to the city. Our first stop was just a few miles down the road in Puerto Misahualli. A small river village…

Day 11: Banos to Cotococha Amazon Lodge

Today was beautiful. Adventurous. Amazing. I loved everything about today. We rolled out early so we could make it to the lodge in time to do a waterfall hike. It was a pretty ride, as always. The roads were good, the weather was great & this would be our first venture into the Amazon, and…

Day 10: Banos

Day 10 of the ride was a free day in Banos.  We woke up in our super cute hotel, had breakfast on the patio with a great view of a waterfall, played with a kitten that was very interested in watching us eat, then prepared to head out to explore Banos, which is amazing!! Our…

Day 3: Same to Canoa Beach Hotel

Thankfully we didn’t have to get an early start today.  We only had 140 miles of riding ahead to make it to our beach resort!  The weather here was warm & only going to continue to heat up as we headed South down the coast towards Canoa Beach.  Because we had gotten in after dark,…

Day 2: Destination Same

Day 2 was about twice as long as it needed to be.   There was an extra loop in our GPS so we took a very scenic route!  It was a good ride day though & the weather was good so I considered those bonus miles!  We left the gorgeous Hacienda near Otovalo and headed towards…