21/6/17 I have been meaning to tell you about the flora and fauna around this area. Huanacaxtle, the name of the town, comes from the tree that grows here, 'Enterolobium cyclocarpum'or commonly known as guanacaste, caro caro or elephants ear. We found the weird shaped pods on the ground and couldn't resist picking one up as they are such an unusual shape, just like an elephants ear. The back of our house overlooks a street with another type of tree that we d...

It was a short hop by plane, just one hour from Mexico City to Peurta Vallarta and then a 30 minute bus ride to La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, a charming seaside town and marina on the East Coast of Mexico. We are here for 4 weeks working in a small colourful guest house a few minutes from the beach. 8/6/17 Ok Mexico! What a fantastic place, so lively, colourful, noisy, fascinating - I could go on and on trying to describe it, but it is one of those countries where y...

We had an evening flight from Peru to Mexico City. We left Lima at 5.15 and six and a bit hours later arrived in Mexico. On the way over we were flying into the sunset which was a glorious shade of deep red and orange. It must be wonderful as a pilot to see that glory every time you fly, however the pilot definately earned his money as it was a very bumpy during the flight. When we arrived in Mexico City it was dark and clear and the lights of the city disapp...

So what's it like in Peru? Well because it is winter this area is covered in low cloud. The temperature decreases, humidity rises and cool air moves in from the sea making it condense, causing a light drizzle in the morning and evening that the locals call garúa, however it hasn't detracted from our enjoyment but it does make the photos look very dark unfortunately. On Monday we travelled into the city using the new bus service that has it's own bus lane and...

As our flight to Lima left in the afternoon we stayed the night in an airport hotel. It saved us travelling into the city and back again. Santiago airport is much larger than Mendoza with many runways. At this time of year everywhere had a slight haze, almost like a smog covering the city and surrounding mountains. Unfortunately we were sat on the wrong side of the plane looking out to sea, on the other side they had spectacular views of snow covered mountain...