24th - 27th August 2008: So, after only seven hours away from the airport in Quito we head back there again to catch our flight...to the Galapagos! Needless to say I am very, very excited indeed! Still no news about my missing rucksack but American Airlines promise they will send it out to wherever I am staying, even if that happens to be a ship somewhere in the oceans off the Galapagos! We catch our flight and head to our hotel on Santa Cruz island, which in...

23rd August 2008: So, once safely on my flight to Miami I start to get excited about the next phase of my trip....South America! The Galapagos Islands have always been in my top 5 places to visit so the idea of getting to see them and all the wildlife there soon helps me to stop moping about having to leave the jungle. The chance to have a whole two weeks mother and daughter bonding time after months of limited emailing and phone calls is also very exciting an...