Espanola sunsets

Enjoying the sunsets …. Caroline & James

Fran & Sean

Sunset over the island

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From San Cristobal to Espanola

We sail overnight to our next destination – the magical Espanola – land of sea lions

Marine iguanas

Photographers …

A spot of dinner?

The enchanted islands – Galapagos

Off line and truly in the wild, these islands are truly magical. Our first expedition from the Seaman (our home for 4 days) to San Cristobal.

Arriving on the first beach … intrepid explorers!

Here’s what we saw … many mocking birds

Our first mega land tortoise

A baby tortoise in our path – whose home is this anyway?

Onto Quito …

A very Latin city – lively, colourful with fascinating heritage, stunning views and great architecture. The city is surrounded by snow capped volcanoes and green, green mountains

Madonna overlooks the city

Local traders …

Many churches

Napa Wildlife Reserve

So fabulous, I need to do a second post … the lodge in the middle of the jungle

Amazing birds including these stinky turkeys

More monkeys

For posterity

En route to the Amazon basin…

An amazing journey from Coca to the Napa Wildlife Reserve – 70km up the Napa river (a tributary of the Amazon) in a motorized canoe followed by a 5k paddle up to the lodge. A fabulous sunset

Stunning views

Papparazzi in the jungle …

Anaconda

Butterflies

and monkies galore …

Hacienda Zuleta in Ecuador

A day of travel to get from Belize to Ecuador for the next part of our adventure! We arrived at the Hacienda in the Otovalo region of Ecuador – a stunning location. We met up with Caroline & James, Fran & Sean and set off horse riding to see condors – my first ever riding experience – and I loved it!

Here – we are all just about to set off …