Febuary 08, 2014
No luck with the weather on the 6th or the 7th however, later in the afternoon on the 8th the sky started to clear.

From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

About a half hour before the sun went behind the mountains, it cleared:
From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

I was amazed at how active it was: Every few seconds it would cough and throw ash in air:
From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

Febuary 09, 2014
Woke up early in hopes it was clear, no luck, the weather was overcast and looking like rain. Didn't feel like hanging out another day so I decided to head for Tena in the Amazonas region. i made it as far as Puyo, 56 miles, and the weather got bad. Found a nice place to stay and relaxed and watched some of the Olympics in Spanish.
The next morning the weather wasn't much better but I rode anyway. Did a short run to Tena and am now just hanging out. I'd like to do some fishing and this is a good place to get information. It's been raining a lot so I'm not sure how this is going to pan out.

Crossing a river a couple miles south of Tena I noticed some boats in the water. Gold dredgers:
From February 07, 2014

From February 07, 2014

Even with the not so good weather, I'm really enjoying Ecuador. It's my new favorite country!