Tungurahua Volcano M3
estebandido | 16 August 2006My apologies for not having updated the blog for some time now, but the truth has not been much to tell and been a little busy with M3 and the campaign of Rafael Correa . Anyway ...
M3 decided to take a small break to rest, I wish that we all, but only 2 we decided to go to the Tungurahua Volcano . Fernando and Esteban (I), plus my cousin Andres.
So began our journey in a car borrowed from my brother Fernando one of those classic Toyota Jeep and red for a change.
We leave Quito a little late because we had to go collect food, and things like that, we bought food for this life and the other the truth, and that if, as we did not know where we decided to bring easy to prepare food (tuna, milk, bread, more tuna, more breads, etc), since by the recommendation of my friend Theofilos Toulkeridis geologist who recommended I go to Baños de Ambato antennas for better observation of the volcano.
As directed by Theo there are 2 ways to reach the antennas: 1) go to Pelileo and take the path that leads to the village (long and safe option that no impediments on the way), and 2) reach Baños de Ambato to cross the bridge and climb evacuation long (the shortest).
To be sure of reaching the place we decided to take the longer route (until that time we knew it was not the longest), and went up and up on the mountain, we saw beautiful landscapes and at times a dose of 4 × 4, after almost 2 hours of travel we arrived at the famous antennas, to our surprise almost a tourist as there is a 24-hour shop, selling from passion, to corn, to drink.
Already in place began to settle down to spend the 3 days of travel, and were welcomed by the volcano with a tremendous explosion that scared us because we are not accustomed to this, we could see the ash release is impressive to see a phenomenon of nature. The sound of the explosion is like a gun.
And we started to camp, Fernando told us that out for the first time this type of activity, my cousin and I skillful old scouts thousand and one battles we set up our mini camp all this time we saw some ash from the volcano fumes, the really was incredible.
Given the cold conditions where we chose to get wood to make a small fire in the night, which not only helped us to heat food, but to warm up to other visitors to the site.
The night went completely cloudy, listen and hear the volcano cannon but could not appreciate the pyroclastic flows were the two o'clock and we were accommodated in the tent when it came an explosion which made us tremble with fear, we left the tent to swift see something but nothing.
Already in the morning we got up for breakfast and surprise ohh my dear cousin Andrew left their shoes outside the tent and friends of what made them go outside (were stolen), I was surprised this hazing of him but as you could do, and had no shoes.
We touched down to Baños de Ambato to buy some cholas (shoes) as he calls them, searched and searched and found, the return of the antennas to collect as much wood in the jeep for the night.
We spent the day resting, sleeping, relaxing, sleeping, and once more the volcano Staple guns.
Night came again, this time we were ready with plenty of wood, some zhumir bottles for the night, heat the food and hope that tonight we could see the spectacle of the volcano, but know what happened .... nothing else quite cloudy night, we could not see anything.
And medium cansandos Happies and waiting so went to sleep, this time if the cholas saved my cousin, for the last day.
Again at breakfast, break camp as soon as we could, and went down to Baños de Ambato, we wanted to see a little more closely what had happened with the volcano, so we started to get into it, we got to the point where the road disappeared in a previous explosion, then returned to Pelileo and decided to go to Bilbao, a little long but the way it should be stressed that the road was in very good condition.
We reached a place facing the volcano could see the damage caused in the area and just then there was an explosion that made us run, climb into the jeep and left, it's sad to think that many people live in the fearful and you have to leave at midnight run to save their lives.
I hope the volcano sleeps, and that local people can return to normal life.
We returned to Quito, safely, without any novelty, let everyone in your house and get my girlfriend's house to receive his caresses, lol.
Hopefully next year the team has M3 anime Magical Mystery Tour perform.
