Hola, It has been a while since the last blog post which I believe was during mainland Ecuador. I'll try to make up for it with this entry...there is a lot to talk about! Since we arrived on the Galapagos Islands on Sept 15th it has been action packed non-stop. An 8 day boat cruise, 3 days getting PADI open water scuba license and then a few days of beach/cliff jumping! To me it has been the perfect combination of tours, scuba and free time to chill. To be...

I forgot to add Adam's blog link: Adamekvall.blogspot.com He posted some pics on hid blog as well... Enjoy!

Buenos Tardes! I believe the last post left us off at Mindo in the cloud forest which was definitely my favorite town so far. From Mindo we bused all the way to Quito and stayed there a day for a few reasons. One James had a sore throat and wanted it checked out (he is fine and is good to go) an two to line up our Galapagos trip (more on this soon). We stayed at a new hostel named Bambu or something which had a miraculous view overlooking Quito and the balcony...

Buenos Dias, Or good morning in Spanish! I am sitting in a hammock over looking a lush jungle garden in Mindo on the balcony of our hostel. Mindo is a cloud forest where the clouds descend on the village as the day goes on. Since the last post we have moved around to a few new places. Last week we took a bus to Mitad del Mundo to see the equatorial line and stand on both hemispheres. From there we went to Otavalo to see the Saturday artesian market which was ...