Morning All Greetings from sunny Quito. I hear that England is steeped in snow. I on the other hand have woken up sunburnt! Have now finished my Ecuador tour and head to the Galapagos tomorrow which is exciting. I have 4 full days sailing around the east islands. Fingers crossed I won't get sea sick. The last few days of the Ecuador tour were good fun. We spent a couple of nights in a town called Cayambe famous for the Cayambe volcano.. We stayed in a 400 year...

Day 3 and 4 After chilling out in the mountains it was time to hit the jungle. We travelled to a town called Tena on the edge of the jungle near the river Napo where we spent 2 nights at what they call a Homestay ie with a local family. I was warned it would be back to basics and rustic and they were not kidding. The place was lovely but was lacking in terms of running water and electricity. I had a great time once I managed to find my torch. You were right Lou...

Evening All Finally I have managed to get back on line so can let you know what I have been up to over the last few days. Over the last week I have covered some miles here in Ecuador and made some friends along the way! I'm afraid this website has been slightly temperamental so am keeping my fingers crossed this message will upload, I have had to redraft it about 4 times already today! Day 1, First stop was Quito where I had a full day to myself before meeting...

Evening All This is just a test update as my attempts to update my blog have failed dismally today as the website hasn't been working. I am hoping third time lucky! It's midnight and I am proud to say I have just come back from a night of clubbing in Ecuador! Sadly there was no Herald Cars to drive me home at the end of the night but its a small little town so the walk home is quick and easy. Not sure i can recommend the music though, a bizarre mixture of regg...

Days 7 to 9 After a few days roughing it in the jungle it was time for a little TLC. We travelled to Banos, another mountain town popular for holiday makers and full of Spas. Most of you will know I do love a spa so wasted no time getting booked in. The treatment included a facial and massage but also 1 hr of steam treatments where you sit in very hot and cold pools and its supposed to do wonders for your skin and circulation. The hot steam part involved sitti...