Day one I am watching the sun go down over the Galapagos Islands – it is like a dream come true. It did not feel like that at 4am when we got up to catch a 4.15 taxi for a 6.30am flight from Quito to Galapagos, having not slept the night before. It made for a rough start to the day. However the rest of the arrangements with our cruise boat Angelito were a dream. From a warm Beunos dias from Tony at 5am at Quito airport with our tickets to … [Read more...]
Santiago or Quito? Quito or Guayaquil?
Santiago is crowded, smoggy, full of traffic. I enjoyed the time we spent there, and we are going back on our way home. It is great to spend two nights to recover from a flight like ours from New Zealand. However if you asked me where I would rather spend some extra time, it would be Quito in Ecuador. Quito or Guayaquil? We were on our way to the Galapagos, and our flight could go from Guayaquil or Quito. Quito was the right choice! We … [Read more...]
