Leave Quito, take an 8 hour bus ride along some loosely termed 'paved roads' and you'll arrive in Ecuador's hick capital, Lago Agrio. Whilst locals stared at us like we were aliens stepping out of a spaceship I managed to strike up a bargain deal staying in dubiously classified 3 star hotel with less than palacial qualities. Following day (xmas day) was a 6.00am kick off with 3 hours in a very haggard old 4X4 cab ending with 3 hours down the mighty Rio Napa in a ...

Leave Quito, take an 8 hour bus ride along some loosely termed 'paved roads' and you'll arrive in Ecuador's hick capital, Lago Agrio. Whilst locals stared at us like we were aliens stepping out of a spaceship I managed to strike up a bargain deal staying in dubiously classified 3 star hotel with less than palacial qualities. Following day (xmas day) was a 6.00am kick off with 3 hours in a very haggard old 4X4 cab ending with 3 hours down the mighty Rio Napa in a ...

Leave Quito, take an 8 hour bus ride along some loosely termed 'paved roads' and you'll arrive in Ecuador's hick capital, Lago Agrio. Whilst locals stared at us like we were aliens stepping out of a spaceship I managed to strike up a bargain deal staying in dubiously classified 3 star hotel with less than palacial qualities. Following day (xmas day) was a 6.00am kick off with 3 hours in a very haggard old 4X4 cab ending with 3 hours down the mighty Rio Napa in a ...

15 hour overnight bus from Mancora to Quito is bad but being stopped no less than 5 times for 'random' gringo passport searches whilst locals dropkicks smoke themselves silly is more frustrating. Moreover having a very full backpack searched for god knows what whilst taped up boxes of god knows what are left untouched under the bus is straightout annoying. Ecuador..........they take border harassment I mean security very seriously! On a more amusing note, did ge...