Hello! Got to Cuenca last night, staying in an awesome hotel where breakfast is included so enjoyed that this morning! Last night we went out to a local bar for a few games of pool but headed back earlyish as we were all tierd from a day of 6-7 hours driving and a stop at some Inca ruins at Ingapirca. The altitude there was about 3140 metres so we were in the clouds and all feeling a bit dodgy! Looking forward to the Inca trail then! haha. This morning we put i...

Hola! Just finished a two day excursion to the jungle which was pretty awesome. Started with a 6 hour trek through the jungle which was quite sweaty but amazing to see. Arrived at our rustic huts in the evening and watched an electric storm in the skies that night. Next day we headed out for another long walk, swung on vines and ate ants which was average! To end the walk we headed down river in rubber rings, a good way to cool off! Later that night we went 15 m...

Hello again! Stuck in Banos today so thought Id get back to the internet and put a few photos on. We are stuck due to local protesters having placed roadblocks around the town! We tried to get out with the president of the protesters but he was kidnapped so we quickly came back to the hotel to safety! One more night here wont hurt anyway! We have made friends with the locals who took us rafting and ziplining so no doubt will have a few more games of pool with th...

Hello! Finally managed to find time to get to a computer but I do have to go to a meeting in a minute so must be brief! Probably shouldnt have bothered writing that really.. Ecuador is awesome, had a few nights in Quito which is a crazy city, awesome nightlife and quite spectacular in places. Now we are sitting in a valley under a volcano in Banos which is just crazy! We are surrounded by rainforest on on all sides! Yesterday we went white water rafting and did a...