Mindo, Ecuador –
It was a long hike down the mountainside to reach the river.
We had the option of swimming, if we had brought our swimsuits.
We hadn’t.
And there were families there.
So we figured it wasn’t a good idea to strip down to our birthday suits for a quick dip.
Not that that’s allowed.
Although there were people swimming in what looked like underwear.
But then we’d have to spend the rest of the day with wet underwear under our clothes.
Something about that just doesn’t appeal to us.
Maybe it’s because we’re not young and carefree enough.
Maybe it’s because we can imagine how that would feel after a couple of hours.
I mean, it’d be one thing if we were staying nearby and could go change into dry clothes afterward.
But we weren’t.
