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HI! This is Katie and Charlie, reporting from Riobamba.
Today was an adventure, as was every day. We woke up at 6:15 am and had breakfast at Isabel’s (yummers). Then, we headed to Baños without Charlie (shoutout to Emily, the temporary LDD in place of Charlie). It was a rocky two hours with gorgeous mountains on our side (shoutout to Victor, our driver). After that, we went on a hike to visit Pailon Del Diablo, which is “the Devil’s Cauldron” in English. Most of us got soaked (we are safe)!
We headed to the city and ate at Leprechaun Pub Restaurante Cafetería. There we met Charlie again. After the amazing lunch, the group split in two and got to have free time in Baños so we went to the market and chocolate factory. At about 3 pm, the group got into the last ever bus ride with Victor. It was about a two-hour trip back to our hotel, but thanks to Victor, we all got back safely.
After staying at the hotel for a bit, we went to get dinner at Lina. We were served a variety of Mexican food including jamaica, quesabirrias, and burritos. Two dogs followed us all the way from Lina to the hotel. Finally, we ended our day with our usual Nightly Meeting.
Look for tomorrow’s blog which will feature LDDs Niya and Nikki, who are our GGLs!
Hey, this is Charlie, I’m for the most part ok lol
Hi Mom. 媽 – Katie
See you,
Katie and Charlie
Baños Waterfall (Video to download!)
Charlie LDD (Another video to download!) 
Comments (14)
Julie-Ann and Tim
Wow! What a great day in nature! The huge sculpture in the group photo is so cool and that waterfall is beautiful! It’s great to see you all soaking (pun intended) in the experience ? We always look forward to reading these blogs every night! Thanks, Katie for filling us in on the events of your day, and thanks to Emily for stepping in to cover for Charlie. Gosh, Charlie, we hope you are feeling okay. It was a happy relief to hear you were able to join back up with everyone!! Eden, as much as we miss you and can’t wait to see you soon, we also love seeing and hearing about the great and unique experiences you have been having!!! Enjoy your final day in Ecuador!! Love, Mom and Dad
Peter
This day looks unbelieveable!! The waterfalls are breathtaking. Really glad you are all thriving. Lola we can’t wait to hear about it all in person in a few days:)
Ava
Woww!! Another incredible day! Another interesting blog. The waterfalls are stunning. No need to go to theme park anymore >< Mother nature is so amazing and glad that you have the chance to enjoy. I love the paintings and sculptures . Guys, you look great. Enjoy your final day in Ecuador ? Katie, proud of you to be today's leader, love you 媽媽 ? Charlie I am grateful to see you working with Kaite ?
Lewelyn Ang
Wow the videos and pictures were amazing. Love to see you guys all having fun and enjoying it all. Aidan can’t wait to see all your pictures when you get back. Love you so much.
Nora
This looks so fun! Miss you so much Eden I can’t wait to hear about everything when you’re back!! Hope you’re having the best time ever! Love and miss you <3 -Nora
Kim Him
Amazing pictures of everyone having such a wonderful time. The waterfall looks like a great time and everyone got wet. Haha.
The restaurant looks like a great place to eat. Love the updates. Keep up the good work.
Brent Nichols (GG Staff)
Awesome photos at the waterfall y’all. I love to hear your shoutout to your bus driver, Victor too as that appreciation to folks in country that made your experience special is sooo important. I hope you all have a tremendous close to your trip in your last couple of days. Don’t hesitate to bring back a little extra chocolate to share with GG staff at Ambassador summit #1 next Fall (for any of you that decide to apply) ?
Cathy Giblin
Charlie!! I hope you are ok. I love that you made it back to have Charlie at the Chocolate Factory:) What an amazing day! And love the videos and the song. I am so excited for you all to have this experience. Keep taking tons of pics. Miss you Will!!! ?
Randy Do
Thanks for the post Katie and Charlie (hope you are feeling way better)! Ayyyy Emily, good job on being a temporary LDD ?
These pictures are gorgeous!!! Looks like everyone had a great time. The trip seems like a perfect closure for the trip. Can’t believe it’s coming to an end. I loved seeing everyone enjoy the journey!
Vicki Ernst
Hi Lola,
What a day. We are exhausted just climbing the walkway, eating Mexican food , getting soaking wet under the waterfall. I never saw such beautiful trees and more trees up to the clouds. The water fall is exquisite. How exciting. And chocolate… what did you have? Hot chocolate????? Ice cream????? Chocolate cake?????? You and all your group are rockstars experiencing uh a beautiful country. Maybe some day we will get to go… sweet dreams with moon beams.
All our love.
Nana and Pop
Kelly Moore
Amazing! Really glad to hear everyone is doing well! And yes, I am worried about Charlie’s toes but sounds under control. Can’t wait to have Charlie home and to show him his newly painted room. The shelves are up. The cherry trees are still full of cherries, we can’t eat them all. The apricots are all eaten up but there are plenty of plums left for picking!
Enjoy your final day!!
Orosi 6-30-2023 O1B2-NYC
Lola and CREW! That waterfall looks intense! Charlie, I hope you are truly okay. I am sure it was hard to not go on today’s adventures. Banos is a fun place to be! Lots of yummy restaurants and shops, from what I recall. Did anyone get me chocolate????? HINT HINT.
Enjoy your last full day in Ecuador! Queen Leo can’t wait to hug her Sagittarius! So proud of you and glad you are smiling big in all the photos!
Emmie and Steven
Looks like all had an amazing time!! We can’t believe that your time is about to end. Treasure the memories and friendship that you all have formed and hopefully you all keep in touch. Can’t wait to hear all about the experience when you get home Q. Charlie…so glad you were able to rejoin the group.
Ann Parker
Love the pictures and wowwww the waterfalls are spectacular!!! I bet chocolate over there tastes better than the ones made in USA. Banos looks like a fun place to visit.
Hope you’re back on your toes, Charlie. Great leadership all around! Kudos!
Love you Elizabeth! Hope you will bring back some chocolate.
Mom & Dad