Woke up to a very good morning! I was going past the mountain again on my way to Banos and this time I would get a view of the summit. Met Paul and Chloe at breakfast and they were also heading up to the base and then west to the coast.

Was about to depart when I say this thing staring at me:
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There she is!:
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Paul and Chloe arrived shortly after I had:
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Chloe descending.
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Whenever I come near a small pueblo I often ride through the center. I saw this church from the road descending into town.
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The church is famous, however I didn't understand why:
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Not a good place to take a nap. There was a grill two meters to his right:
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The buildings in the background are about it for this village. However, they did have these two statues.
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The village is just north of Riobamba which is famous for bull fights among other things.
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The past two days were some of the best riding I've done in Ecuador. I'm not in any hurry to leave.
I'm going to stay in Banos a few days and then ride back up to Quito. The moto fell over when I was stopping one time on Chimborazo, facing down hill in neutral, engine running, damn, I hate when I do that. Anyway, it broke the end off the clutch handle and maybe the dealer in Quito has one. No big deal, but this is one of the spare parts I have been meaning to buy and never did.

Song of the day: Horse With No Name, America

Life is good!!!!