5th - 7th September 2008: Mum and I have a relaxing morning before wandering around the market and buying ourselves pashminas, earrings and a panama hat for Dad. In the afternoon we head into the Old Town, I get hopelessly lost trying to navigate our way around the streets and get stressed that we´re heading totally the wrong way until we emerge into one of the main squares where we have coffee and a snack. It´s our last night together before Mum heads home ...

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...