We arrived in Banos earlier then expected. After a short break we headed out to the GeoTours agency to book our activities. I decided on white water rafting (2nd time this trip after doing it in Pucon, Chile) and hiring an ATV for a guided tour to a volcano lookout.  Total cost $55 USD! Had a quick look round town after and got myself a new memory card and power adaptor (as Ecuador uses 2 flat prongs).  Only a few days previous the volcano had been active co...

After a long afternoon of bus riding, exiting our first bus just after the border about 3pm and then into another bus departing just after 4pm, we arrived in Cuenca about 9.30pm. A Spanish speaking girl from our group took over our guides duties, negotiating prices for our cabs (the last few places we've been don't use meters), and getting us safely to our Pousada de Angel. We ate a delicious Italian meal at the restaurant, a few vinos then bed. I awoke with m...

We arrived about 9pm after a full day of buses, having left our Huanchaco hotel at 8am. All knackered we headed for dinner in town at a steak place (great food) and had a couple of mojitos that blew my socks off!  Bed afterward (although I'd slept most of the day on the bus), don't think I was capable of doing much more because of the mojitos! Woke up and stepped out of our Pousada to see a beautiful white beach at our backdoor! Skipped breakfast at the hotel...

We arrived at Hostal Huanchaco about 5.30pm and headed straight out for a walk ... The bus ride had been more like 10 hours, rather then the promised 9. Another 20 minutes sorting out taxis in Trujillo and 30 minutes from there to where we were staying. Huanchaco is by the sea so headed straight out for a walk after arriving as needed to stretch my legs!!!  It felt so good to breathe in the famili smells and not to get out of breath  There was a good path to...

We arrived in Lima from Nasca. It was Easter Sunday in South America, but Anzac Day already back home, (which is usually our annual big boozy day out at Twin Towns) I tried Skyping Kara & Nat but as they were uncontactable I left voicemails instead ... I got onto Kara later in the arvo and was great to hear her voice and gossip with her, as we hadn't spoken over the phone to ant girlfriends since before I left in January! Met with the group for an orientati...