So far the flights are proving to be very successful parts of the trip. The kids handle them fantastically, where we thought it would be really tough. Manuel, this morning's taxi driver, gets the vote of best yet - he was giving us Spanish lessons on the way to the airport. Seems he needs something else to do with his time, to avoid adding to the 5 kids he already has! The views over Peru from the plane were sensational - Finn had to be disappointed as they wo...

We enjoyed pretty much the first night in 3 weeks with the kids all in one room and us in another - and we even got a decent nights sleep! We had quite a busy day today - walked down to the clifftops looking down onto the beach - not really a sand beach but looks good for surfing! The modern shopping complex was almost a welcome relief for us - we earmarked it for later visiting, the restaurants looked interesting, but we didn't stay and took a cab into the cen...

Last day in Ecuador, and a travel day so fairly uneventful. The morning was spent (mostly by Suzanne!) packing 5 big bags, then we all went into town by taxi for a couple of dollars and visited the vivarium where the children all got to hold a boa! Then after a bit of shopping and a grumpy dad brought about by kiddie pester (that's what I'm blaming it on anyway!) it was off to the airport for our flight to Lima. After a cinnabon everyone was happier, especially...