Boobies as far as the eye can see; what more can a man want? The Galapagos are wonderful. We had to leave the hotel at a very unsociable hour to get our plane to the Galapagos.The airport reminded me of a cross between the chaos ofChambray airport at the height of ski season and the American Embassy during the fall of Saigon.Bags every where, manners far from evident and lots of people were cutting about in clothes brought especially for the trip, complete with ...

We transited through Quito, which is the capital of Ecuador and by far the highest city we have visited. It reminded me of the Alps, but a little (though not much)warmer, with green mountains either side of the valley that the city sits in and the vegetation is very European; green fields, rolling hills, hedges and woods. We met up with JJ & Jen at our hotel, called Los Alps - an interesting place. Huge rooms, eclectic décor, an open fire and lots of wood; ...