Sorry for the long time in updating... Here is a quick summary: 04/12 = Venezuela, Choroni = Spent one day on a small island called Chuao accessibñe only by fishing boat. You walk for an hour on the island to a small village a see Cacao being made and the forest itself has loads of the fruit to pick and eat. 05/12 Last day in Choroni was spent on the local beach, we also saw a live band as well. 06/12 - 07/12 Chichiriviche = Not much to do in this town, as ...

Finished Galapagas Islands on the 30th November , visited loads of islands including Santa Cruz, Baltra, Rabida, Española, Floreana and Bartolome. Highlights included snorkelling with a sea turtle, playing underwater with sea lions and swimming with white tip reef sharks. Downside was the fact I was staying on a boat that was very rough at sea - thankfully unlike some of the others I wasn´t sick but for two days after I left the islands I was swaying! Having ...

Met the tour leader Saturday night and had a meal with a couple of `people on group (the day I spent walking around the town and having this good looking but sleazy Columbian man follow me!). Sunday we travelled to the Islands - took hours but eventually touched down and got a new stamp in my passport! First night the crew on board greeted us. We then went to Blatra island where we strolled along the beach seeing my first (of many) sea lions! The second day o...

Finally arrived in Quito yesterday! A bit of an adventure in itself with none of my flights giving me allocated seating meaning I had to sit in a corner and hope people wouldn´t show up at the last minute! Then my luggage got stuck on the carousel! The taxi journey was fine but I´m finding this old "everyone speaks english" not to be true! LOL. Today I´m planning not to do anything - I might look around the local town but I feel really tired and...