Ruth has emerged unscathed following her jungle exploits. Seems like she had an awesome time and I think lived up to her expectations of being a big adventure, but she will fill in all the details. We have been in Quito now for a couple of days and to be honest I quite happy to be leaving tomorrow. It has some nice architecture and its people are friendly, but it is just too big, noisy and a bit dirty. We have had fun trying to find our way across town on the va...

Buenos Dias, Well the BIG adventure has definately begun, for me anyhow. Arrived in Quito yesterday after 24 hours of travelling. Taxi driver was unbelievably friendly and welcoming, so I've warmed to the Ecuadorians from the start. Hostel is great, people are lovely, my Spanish needs lots of work, food so far is yummy (I think Chicken and rice is going to feature heavily on my menu over the coming months!) dinner today was 3 course affair for 1 pound! My big...