So next stop was Galapagos (sorry I am so far behind everyone - but computers proved a nightmare in South America, and I have to admit too - I was lazy and they were expensive!) But will make up for lost time now! So after a very early start - getting up at 4.30am - I felt I was back at work, but was in actual fact heading off to Galapagos! I met Jason, the Ozzie guy I had met at the travel agent at the airport, and we kept each other going with funny stories th...

So after a lovely sunny time in Honduras I headed for Quito, Ecuador to study some Spanish and to try and book a tour to the Galapagos. I was a little worried about visiting the city on my own, as again the guidebooks had madethe city sound really dangerous. But I was lucky enough to find a lovely hostel, called the Auberge Inn and they arranged a pick up for me from the airport. The queues were crazy out the airport and I had to wait about 2 hours to get my bag...