We have had a busy few days since we last emailed. just before we left Quito for the jungle max was robbed, well actually pickpocketed. we were on a busy bus and his trousers were slashed with a knife and his wallet was stolen, very annoying but at least we only lost 70 dollars and a bank card, have heard lots of other stories since about quito so think we were actually lucky. But on a happier note we went into the jungle for a few days. It was a long journe...

Arrived safely in Ecuador after lengthy delays in Madrid and London due to plane crash in Madrid. Our anxiety was not helped when they started playing the theme tune to the Titanic over the tanoy as the flight prepared to take off. After a long flight we landed to rapturous applause and 8 degrees celsius. Felt pretty crap for the first day because of the altitude but still managed to do a bit of sightseeing around the city. Visited the "centre of the ear...