12th September Jumped on to the bus to Quito today, crossed the equator twice, then found a hotel. Wandering aimlessly through Quito we ate lunch and went to the park. After a while we got Granny. Granny will be staying with us for 6 weeks - as she will soon find out when she reads this blog entry. 13th September We all woke up at 3:30 this morning, to get the plane to the Galápagos!! Yes it was a very early morning but it was worth all the hassle. The firs...

2nd-September The San Blas Islands are the tribal lands of the Kuna people. Who are living in much the same way as they have done for thousands of years. There are hundreds of beautiful desert islands in San Blas, only some of which are inhabited. When we arrived at a group of islands we jumped off the boat into the sea and swam to the nearest island, where we found loads of big conch shells and on the other side 12 massive starfish! The island was so small we w...