Mindo

On Saturday, I went with some friends to Mindo, a small town in the cloud forests of Ecuador. In addition to a wide array of fauna and flora, there are great activities like hiking, rafting, biking, a butterfly farm, and ziplining. However, because of the weather and the more relaxed nature of our outing, we only did the waterfall hike. It was stunning to see the series of falls along the trail and the river in spite of the lack of animals, and the cloud cover kept us (slightly) cooler. We tried to go to the butterfly farm in the afternoon, but the weather and later hour had sent most of the butterflies into cover. We did see at least four different species of hummingbird though, which my Gram would have loved. After the butterfly farm, we decided that the best way to end the day-trip was to go to a coffee and chocolate farm that makes absolutely delicious brownies and homemade ice-cream. It was a lovely treat at the end of the day.

Cloud Forest in Mindo

This is for you, Gram!