Hi, I have so much to write about the Galapagos. And I have it all written down, just not with me.. but I´ll do the pre amble and then tell you about the trip proper in the morning! So initially we were meant to fly from Quito to the Gals on the 11th Mar. As everyone knows that is a date that will go down in Japans history as being one of the worst days. We woke up to the news (we´re currently 5 hrs behind) that Japan had suffered a massive earthquake and that...

Ok.. let me update you from where I last was.. Yesterday we got the cable car up into the mountains around Quito... Its very high and felt like I was walking in the clouds which is very awesome. We got lucky as we got pretty good weather for it because the views are really amazing looking down on Quito and the surrounding hills and the snow capped volcano on the other side of the city, often the clouds are to low to make the best of the view. I have taken some m...

I have been told to update my blog... but I have to say that, well.. I don´t have much to say. Mainly it has been raining.. so apart from exploring the city I haven´t really been upto much, I re-pinked my hair this morning, found an Irish pub today (gotta be done) that while sort of grubby looking does quite spectacular burgers with egg and bacon on!! get in! Got absolutely drenched in the rain then had cake (just to get out of the rain you understand) and now...

Hiya - so exciting day- which I´m gonna bullett point coz I´m knackered 1. I now properly have no money, because we just booked our trip to the galapagos - we go on fri for a week, how cool. We´re gonna fly there (air sick??) then we´re gonna get a hostel for a night and then we´re gonna spend 6nights on a boat (sea sick??) well you only get to do it once right! 2. I had ecuadorian chinese food (which for the record is nothing like chinese chinese food o...

Hiya So finally we are in Quito. Have to say it was a bit of an epic journey, now let me see, I think Gemma and I left norfolk at about 1230 on the fourth, we finally made it to a hostel (not the one we expected since they don´t take check ins after 11pm) at what would be in uk time 9am on the 6th!! What a nightmare, and I have to confess that I get really quite travel sick so three flights (well technically 4 because the first time we flew to quito the weat...