Mindo, Ecuador

Well, we're staying in a town in the cloudforest called Mindo, in a hostel called Bambú. They call it that because of all the bamboo around. When it got dark, Travis made a fire with it, which burned very quickly, needing more bamboo often. I've never camped in a louder place; we were beside the Río Mindo, and there were many many noisemaking bugs. In spite of this, we slept quite well. I think it was the washing-machine effect, where constant noise becomes soothing.