Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! We are back from the Galapagos and we had a f**king awesome time. Got back Saturday afternoon and we are now in Quito (capital city of Ecuador) at 2800m above sea level for 3 nights before we go to Peru. We set off from Guyaquil on Saturday 27th at 9.15am and flew 2 hours to the airport on Baltra Island. The islands are 1 hour behind the mainland so we got there shortly after 10.00 and the first thing you do when you arrive is pa...

Hi We're a bit behind I'm afraid. I'm going to write from Banos until Guayaquil then Nick will write about our time in the Galapagos otherwise my hands might fall off from too much typing!! So.. here goes. Banos is a very touristy town around about the middle of Ecuador. It's grew up around natural thermal springs and is now a major tourist destination for Ecuadorians and foreigners. We arrived way back on 21st December and spent an afternoon wandering round a...

Well then, We have made it to Ecuador - but only by the grace of God did we get out of Venezuela. Before we leave Venezuala, a big thankyou once again to the Castro family for making us so welcome and for taking care of us! Anyway, our departure went as follows: Francisco drove us to the airport and the traffic was a f**king nightmare as we had come to expect from Caracas. We got to the airport and queued for an hour to check in for our flight, then we queued ...