Breakfast then on the road at 8am to head for the border of Peru. To leave Ecuador we had to go to this very basic building on a dusty middle of nowhere road so they could stamp our passports toshow we were leaving. Then we entered this manic mad no-mans land in between the borders where there were lots of cars, trucks, people millinh about, market stalls and shops with dust flying everywhere. While Bob and Donna sorted out the truck paperwork to allow us to cr...

Up early to sweep and clean the truck floor before breakfast (glamour glamour!) then it was goodbyes all round and back on the road on our way to Cuenca which was about a 9 hour drive. We arrived later than we'd hoped because of the mists on the mountains, so visibility was terrible. Everyone had felt the altitude so we were really happy to get to the hotel which was lovely called Posada del Angel, about 5 minute walk from the main Plaza with the Old Cathedral. ...

On our way to Banos we drove along the most uneven, rocky dirt roads in the pouring rain, but everyone was waving as we drove by, really friendly. We arrived at our destination about 5pm which was a beautiful hostel/ lodge called Pequeño Paraiso owned by an ex-dragoman leader call Rich who was Scottish, hilarious and slightly mad! It was still raining and we were so cold and damp still from the jungle we decided to upgrade to a room rather than camp. So we got ...

On our way to Banos we drove along the most uneven, rocky dirt roads in the pouring rain, but everyone was waving as we drove by, really friendly.We arrived at our destination about 5pm which was a beautiful hostel/ lodge called Pequeño Paraiso owned by an ex-dragoman leader call Rich who was Scottish, hilarious and slightly mad! It was still raining and we were so cold and damp still from the jungle we decided to upgrade to a room rather than camp. So we got a ...

After a brilliant nights sleep, we have breakfast which is included in the room and head off towards Tena, which is a town up from the river of where we will be staying in the jungle, the Anaconda Lodge on Rio Napo. On the way we see beautiful mountains, volcanos including Volco Imbabura 4600m and Volco Cayambe 5700m, waterfalls and a view of how people live in the mountains. We drive up to altitudes over 4000m so we are all peeing like crazy as it has that effec...