Oh I forgot, before reaching Otavalo we stopped at the Equator, very cool to think we were stood at the middle of the earth and we were hopping between north and south of the equator, it was really windy, not too sure what I was expecting with the weather, you know me, not the brightest of sparks. I was hoping to see the toilet water experiment where the toilet water goes in one direction one side of the equator and the other direction on the other side but there...

Hola amigos! So we departed Quito and made the lengthy journey to Otavalo, Ecaudors most famous markets. The sun was out and the markets were beckoning us to spend money and barter till our hearts were content. So we set out in the heat of the day and viewed the locals handicrafts. We had been told that the market sellers would expect people to barter the price down to half and they did but they were so friendly and willing to help. We looked at Pashminas and th...

Hola! (Yes we have spelt it right this time) So two days later and we have explored the capital city of Quito, both the Old and New town. Ali is currently uploading a load of pictures, even a one of the infamous Jesu, please take a look and have a laugh, they aren't quite as exciting as the ones we hope to take over the coming weeks but still some fantastic views. On Wednesday night we had the most amazing tapas and unlimited wine (we are still classing ou...

Hello everyone! We arrived safely in Quito yesterday after an eventful flight - the highlight was watching our plane take off and land through a camera on the tail! Realising it might have been a good idea to learn more spanish than just Ã"la we decided to book a Spanish lesson for this afternoon in a little bookshop near our hotel!