For those interested in visiting Ecuador here are some things you should know. 1. Ecuador is an amazing country and although small there is so much to do and so many different ecosystems and climates. And don't just assume that the only reason to go to Ecuador is for a trip to the Galapagos. There is coast, jungle, mountains, forests and big cities. This was my favorite country I ever visited (so far). 2. The currency is the US dollar but Americans may be thro...

Getting to Montanita from Puerto Lopez was interesting. There is a terminal terrestre in Puerto Lopez but apparently you can't get a ticket to Montanita from there. So Erik, Aleah and myself went out to the main street and we waited for about 15 minutes or so until a bus came for us to flag down. It cost us $3.50 and was only about two hours or less to get there. Upon arriving we went in search of a hostel that had a kitchen. We arrived in the early evening and t...

Puerto Lopez is a city that is not necessary to visit, unless it's whale season. During the months of May-October countless Humpback whales make their way into the area and use it as a breeding ground. So of course since even October is rare to see them, November is just the wrong month for everything in this town. Not only was it out of whale season but we didn't see sun either. The summer months are December to April where the weather is beautiful and warm. I...

This is a rather late blog since I haven't had the time or energy to write it. I am also clumping a few places together. Starting with Quito, the highest official capital in the world. Quito was better than Lima and La Paz but still just a massive city that overwhelmed me. When we arrived to Quito, Michelle and I were initially excited because there was a lot of things to do there and around that interested us but we were soon overwhelmed. We visited the vivarium...

First starting with the list of animals we saw: Lizards, blue & yellow macaws, toucans, butterflies, spectacled owl, bats, caimans, frogs, red headed Cardinal, white winged swallow, stinking turkey (looks nothing like a turkey but like Fawkes the Phoenix from Harry Potter haha), tarantula, turtles (they would be basking in the sun and as soon as we came near they would jump into the water so we started calling them plops), two toed sloth, Amazon kingfisher, g...