Monday 2 April 2012 I got up at 6:00 to try and catch the birds before my 7 am breakfast, after which I took a lot of photos and videos of the hummingbirds! I also managed to get some photos of some tanagers, barbets and a squirrel at the front of the lodge. You could get so close to the hummingbirds, you could easily touch them (20 centimetres or so thereabouts). If you stood or sat still long enough, you would even get a few almost "investigating" you ...

Sunday 1 April 2012 I got up early, checked out and made it to the bus terminal in time to get the 8:15 am bus to Quito. In addition to the usual vendors coming onto the bus, this time I had a guy with a recorder who proceeded to play (after, of course, first introducing himself). His first tune sounded very familiar, until I realised it was the theme tune to "Popeye, the sailor man," followed by part of what sounded like some national anthem. The rest of ...