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Ecuador Volcanoes Expedition Dispatch
October 16, 2018 – Rest Days at Termas Papallacta Spa
![Osvaldo, Margaret, Andrea and Adriana by the Cotopaxi map](assets/09-1-cotopaxi.jpg)
Osvaldo, Margaret, Andrea and Adriana by the Cotopaxi map
![Margaret and Christina at the Hacienda Guachala](assets/09-2-hacienda-guachala.jpg)
Margaret and Christina at the Hacienda Guachala
![October 14 is Gabby and her husband Travis’s first anniversary! She showed up at breakfast wearing a t-shirt that she had made with a message sent home to Travis in Colorado](assets/09-3-hacienda-guachala.jpg)
October 14 is Gabby and her husband Travis’s first anniversary! She showed up at breakfast wearing a t-shirt that she had made with a message sent home to Travis in Colorado
![After climbing Cotopaxi the team took a couple of days rest at Termas Papallacta in the Upper Amazon](assets/09-4-termas-papallacta.jpg)
After climbing Cotopaxi the team took a couple of days rest at Termas Papallacta in the Upper Amazon
![Jerry and Lorraine relaxing at Termas Papallacta](assets/09-7-termas-papallacta.jpg)
Jerry and Lorraine relaxing at Termas Papallacta
![The girls went for a hike around the Termas by the river](assets/09-8-termas-papallacta.jpg)
The girls went for a hike around the Termas by the river
![After the hike, they all enjoyed the spa services at the Termas Papallacta](assets/09-13-termas-papallacta-spa.jpg)
After the hike, they all enjoyed the spa services at the Termas Papallacta
![At the Termas they serve “cat a chinos” at breakfast](assets/09-14-termas-papallacta.jpg)
At the Termas they serve “cat a chinos” at breakfast
![Leaving Termas Papallacta they drove past several bear crossing areas](assets/09-15-drive-to-chimborazo.jpg)
Leaving Termas Papallacta they drove past several bear crossing areas
![Beautiful drive to Chimborazo](assets/09-16-drive-to-chimborazo.jpg)
Beautiful drive to Chimborazo
![Arriving at Chimborazo, our home for the next few days](assets/09-18-chimborazo-mountain-lodge.jpg)
![Chimborazo Mountain Lodge](assets/09-19-chimborazo-lodge.jpg)
![Chimborazo Base Camp](assets/09-20-chimborazo-base-camp.jpg)
![Chimborazo dinning room](assets/09-22-chimborazo-dining-room.jpg)
![Arriving at Chimborazo, our home for the next few days](assets/09-24-chimborazo-home.jpg)
![Arriving at Chimborazo, our home for the next few days](assets/09-28-chimborazo-.jpg)
Arriving at Chimborazo, our home for the next few days
![Chimborazo at sunset](assets/09-30-chimborazo-sunset.jpg)
Chimborazo at sunset
![Today we left to the Refugio Chimborazo, our next climb](assets/09-31-chimborazo-refugio.jpg)
Today we left to the Refugio Chimborazo, our next climb