So we've just got back from 3 day up north in a market town called Otavalo. We arrived thursday afternoon & the temperature was surprisingly cooler than Quito (I didn't realise this so was inappropiately dressed all weekend as we decided to take just a few clothes in our day packs rather than lug about our massive backpacks). Our hostel La Luna which looked idillac online was so far out of the town it was kinda a joke (it was meant to be a 25min walk but it...

Galapagos IslandsThere is so much to say about this amazingly addictive place I don´t know quite where to begin, so I´ll tell you my adventures day by day of the tour:Day 1:Took our flight from Quito to Galapagos Islands which stopped half way to collect more passengers (very bizarre, especially as this added an additional & unexpected landing and take-off for helen!!!). We did have inflight entertainment though, one of the male flight attendants ...

Ok, so its been a while I know but here goes todays events? (I'll write up the Galapagos details tomorrow - too tired to do it now). We arrived back from the galapagos islands yesterday & went out for dinner with some of the people from the tour (we're all staying at the same hotel) last night.? Today, some of the same group joined me & helen to the equator; citad del mundreo - or something like that (basically, the centre of the earth)!We to...

The height theme continues!? Today we walked to the ?Basillica? and climbed the clock tower (if my damn photos would download you?d be able to see!) of a really grey and gothic looking cathedral thingy.? It was like something outta the krypton factor at times, I kid you not!? We walked over the ROOF on a rickety old wooden bridge as to be able to climb up one of the gothic towers.? Helen was feeling a little shaky about the height of it all and got on the bridge ...

After the worst nights sleep ever (the hostel was a little roudy last night) we decided to be brave and venture out on our own for the first time today.? We hailed a taxi from plaza san blas to take us to the 'teleferiqo' - a sky cable car thingy which goes up the side of a volcano and over a little area of rainforest.I went on my own as the height of it freaked helen out and she stayed put on the ground - it was very calm and peaceful up in the clouds.? ...