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Quito catch ups & Mindo mooching

21/2/23 Happy Pancake Day! Today was a day of pals. After a hostel breakfast, first I headed out in search of jeans, since Ais had kindly pointed out that my jeans had seen better days (which they definitely had!), and I wanted to look half decent in Colombia, a place where people truly take prideContinue reading “Quito catch ups & Mindo mooching”

Carnival – fiesta de frutas y flores 🌺🍉🌻🍇💮🍑🌼🍅🥳

18/2/23 Aisling and I chatted awhile in bed when I arrived before going back to sleep til 10.30 ish when we figured we should go on a breakfast hunt followed by a carnival hunt! We went downstairs to discover there was a free breakfast of sorts, including shitty weak, black coffee and shit white breadContinue reading “Carnival – fiesta de frutas y flores 🌺🍉🌻🍇💮🍑🌼🍅🥳”

Amazin’ Amazon 🌴🐒🌿🕷️🌺🐬

14/2/23 I woke up on my bus, which was emptying out to find I would not be in the bus terminal at the right time to take my connecting bus. Luckily, I had data to inform the hostel who I booked through and find a number for the lodge. I got through and made aContinue reading “Amazin’ Amazon 🌴🐒🌿🕷️🌺🐬”

Killing Quilotoa Loop 💪

11/2/23 Today I was starting a three day hike, the much talked about Quilotoa loop, starting in Sigchos and ending in Quilotoa after walking by the infamous turquoise lake. After checking out, I headed to the bus station alone. I knew a few people were probably going from the hostel, including my German roomie, butContinue reading “Killing Quilotoa Loop 💪”

Banos – scrambling, rafting and waterfalls

8/2/23 Today I was meant to cycle to the waterfalls. It was meant to take a few hours, but I woke up exhausted and really didn’t fancy it. Instead, after I enjoyed a slow breakfast of avocado on fresh bread from the bakery and my coffee that I still had left from Galapagos, I headedContinue reading “Banos – scrambling, rafting and waterfalls”

A really rather windy volcano 🌋

5/2/23 Today I had my final glorious breakfast at the Guillerminas hostel, but decided against the eggs since I think it was the eggs the day before that had made me ill. I had avocado toast before packing and resting and ensuring I was psyched up for my bus. On the bus, I gazed outContinue reading “A really rather windy volcano 🌋”

Cuenca’s coffee and cake, and the Cajas 🗻🚶🏻‍♀️

(Living deliciously, but with the shits) 👀 1/2/23 Today I had breakfast at the hostel and got talking to an Aussie guy, Robert, who had Italian family, for quite some time. I didn’t have any real plans for the day apart from the walking tour, but the tour hadn’t got back to me to tellContinue reading “Cuenca’s coffee and cake, and the Cajas 🗻🚶🏻‍♀️”

‘Can I use your ladders?’

30/1/23 Today was my final day in Galapagos and I planned to make the most of it. After a lie in, I headed out around 9am and first got a scrummy breakfast, in a cafe where I drank good coffee, watched the finches bob about and ready my book a little. Then I bought aContinue reading “‘Can I use your ladders?’”

Penguins and politics, raffles and reggaeton, snorkels, surf and salsa

26/1/23 Today I got up early voluntarily because I wanted to go to Concha de Perla, a mangrove bay, to snorkel solo. Alberto (the bar owner) said that early was better to beat the crowds. Pia was also interested so we walked down together. I borrowed a snorkel from the hostel and checked that theContinue reading “Penguins and politics, raffles and reggaeton, snorkels, surf and salsa”

Off to Isabela we go ⛏️

22/1/23 Ay ho ay ho, its off to work we go 🎶 Today I was moving to Isla Isabela to begin my first ever workaway. I had an early ferry to catch so naturally woke up every hour to check I hadn’t missed my alarm, despite only going to bed at 2am and having toContinue reading “Off to Isabela we go ⛏️”