Baldi Hot Springs

One thing I forgot to mention, hot springs. Thue huge bonus of being near an active volcano! We payed to go to the hot springs but aparently there are lots of free pools locally. The place we went to was way more plush than I had expected - it doesn't feel much like we are in the developing world, a fa cry from my experiences of travelling in Tanzania and Russia. Hatred of tourism aside (!) it was amazing. Super hot pools of water, so relaxing. And the scariest water slide ever, not so relaxing. Because it was night the inside was almost completely dark. It was very fast, in places near vertical - I was definitely free falling for a few seconds. I involuntarily screamed for most of the way down :-0