Sorry about the lack of posts yesterday evening, folks - a combination of coming home late and a power outage meant I had a snack and fell into bed. Here, now, is the experience of travelling to Baños de Agua Santa.
Let's start with breakfast. The bus we were trying to catch was late, so breakfast came from the lone kiosk in the station parking lot. It doesn't look like much, but it turns out excellent fast food, Ecuadorian-style - Daniela primarily serves bus drivers and swampers.
On the left, Salchipapas; on the right, Papipollo. The first is small beef sausages fried with the fresh chips, and all hidden here under a mound of onion, tomato, and lettuce salad, and the kiosk's home-made mayo and ketchup. The second is a quarter chicken with fries, also obscured under its sauces.
Salchipapas and Papipollo are the kind of portmanteaux common in Ecuadorian Spanish - the first is properly Salchis y Papas (little sausages and potatoes), and the second Papas y Pollo (Potatoes and Chicken) On the menu, you can also see that Papicarne (Papas y carne, which is potatoes with a bun-less hamburger on top) is available.
