Hi All can´t get the wifi to work on my laptop so cant upload photos yet. Rest assured though that I had an absolutely fantastic 2 weeks in the Galapagos Islands. Highlights were snorkelling with Hammerhead sharks and sea turtles, seeing the boobies dance, and getting upclose and personal with Giant tortoises and Iguanas. Staying in the Centro Historico in Quito which is beautiful - gorgeous colonial buildings everywhere and the people are lovely. One point of...

Had another lovely day today with Mark and June before they flew off. We went to a church next to the cathedral (thinking it was the cathedral with the Last Supper painting with guinea pig on the menu) before heading to the Government Palace for a tour. Quite a bit of security there - they took our passports for the duration of the tour and we had to pass through metal detectors and bag checks. Was like being at the airport. The tours are free and they took a nic...

Great day in Quito! Last night I met a few people in the office area of the hostal I'm staying in. Mark and June are a nice couple from the west coast of Canada who have been holidaying in Ecuador for a week or so. Steve is an Aussie from Perth who's travelling Antarctica and South America for 4 months. I ran into Mark and June again at breakfast. I told them I was planning to head to the government palace to watch the changing of the guard at 11am and they wer...

I thought rather than typing up a blog each day I'd try to summarize each week in Galapagos instead. So here I am at the end of Week 1 - southern itinerary, happy, sunburned, and oh so glad I have another week in this amazing place. The Ship: I'm on the MY Eric which is one of the Ecoventura boats. The Flamingo is currently in dry dock so I can only compare it to the Letty and I can definitely say its the superior of the two. The boats are basically the same al...

This morning after a delicious breakfast of poached eggs, warm rolls, fruit and fresh squeezed tamarillo juice (I highly recommend La Posada del Quindo!) I headed to the markets. Colours were phenomenal! I could have bought a ton of things but memories of restricted pack space curtailed my spending. I did by a few gifts though. Hoping to find more of the same through Peru.