Incredibly early start- truly impressed by the airport. More like a five star hotel. Customs were very thorough!! But couldn't find any reason to keep us in the country. Off to Peru. Reading the guide book to Iquitos I cannot wait to visit the trading posts. Where you buy gifts to take with you along the amazon for 'natives'. Matthew thinks we should just make then loom bands.

Back from swim in hotel pool. Fantastic shower - with power. The comforts of civilisation. Off to Lima to Or toe, flight at 5:45am. Early to bed!

Packed, said goodbye to luggage and boat. Returned 5 minutes later when I realised we had forgotten out hats! Some free time in Puerto Ayora this morning, before getting on the plane to the mainland. Galapagos has been fantastic- good companions on the boat. Peter and his family stating on for another week. Doing the Southern half of the archipelago. Quite happy to have an excuse to come back another time to do this. Quite excited about the amazon

Afternoon geocaching visiting Darwin interpretation centre and fish market. The birds and sea lions reached the market before we did

Great morning for insects- thankfully we weren't bitten by any. Scorpion (miniature) crickets, butterfly's. Also tremendous landscape - lava explosions - where hot lava hit cold seawater. Followed, after the usual struggle with wetsuits, by a fantastic snorkel. Rebecca doubled up her suit (wore 2) and wasn't 'cold' for a change. Watched a sea lion play with a shoal of fish- chasing it- but not actually catching any. Beautiful shoals - a watchful pelican observin...