Peter William Anderson

Just spent the day wandering along the newly redeveloped riverside (Malacon) of Guayaquil. The pleasant river breeze almost helped us to forget how hot it is here, and we had a very peaceful day feeding fish and watching birds. Apparently Guayaquil used to be a place to void due to the high crime rate, but [...]

Just arrived in Guayaquil, after a 6 hour bus ride down the Andes. The city is roasting hot (and apparently this is a cold snap!). We plan to spend the next few days here and then fly out to the Galapagos on Wednesday. Here are the photos from the last few days.

There have been no updates for the last few days, as we have been without wireless internet and have both been a little poorly. The 2nd half of the Banos week saw us take on the Pastaza river rapids… and lose. An unfortunate capsize in the middle of a raging river left us a little [...]

A post from Friedi adding a few extra thoughts to our Quito experience. We left Quito a few days ago and are now in Baños. There are a few things about Quito that add to my liking of it. I enjoyed the randomness of this city: there are a lot of small stalls where people [...]

The bus ride from Quito to Banos took 4 hours, took us along cliff edges at frightening speed, had the bus driver closing the curtains for what we presume were the dodgy areas, and found us taking on reportedly one of the most dangerous bus stations in South America! Thank goodness that Banos is such [...]