Hola good folks, Here we go again, was feeling pretty smug for being up to date after my last entry but I´ve now managed to neglect the blog writing for over a month. Now down in Quito, Ecuador. Got back here yesterday from from an amazing two weeks in the Galapagos to the news about Christchurch`s earthquake. Thinking of everyone back home. Was just about to drag myself away from the Carribean coast for the Colombian Andes last time round. Thirty hours of ...

Finished my second day of Spanish school in Banos, Ecuador, today and with the afternoon rains just having started outside, think now is a good time to attempt an update on what´s been happening. After my last entry, I did eventually get away trekking in the Cordillera Huayhaush (pronounced something like "why-wash") with only a couple more days delay. Ended up taking a nine day trip with three Germans: Tabea, Jorge and Jonas; our guide, Ronni, and ...