Sometime around 4am, through our Dramamine comas we heard the engines come to blissful stop. The waves had flattened too […]
In the Galapagos
We weren’t due to meet our boat until noon, so after breakfast of fresh-fruit and home-made apple-cake in a sunny […]
To the Galapagos
Our departure this morning was a comedy of manners. Our Galapagos cruise included being picked up from Pablo’s home and […]
El Teleferiquo
It was the Fitzgerald’s last day in Quito. Sui Fun and Robert had left early for Peru, so the rest […]
In the Cloud Forest
The cloud had lifted from the forest this morning and hummingbirds are apparently late risers. Hard to imagine them taking […]
Back in Quito (and then off again)
We got to Pablo’s late last night after stopping for a pizza at a place that was crowded when it […]
El Quinche
Tom loves having two boys to play with and they vanished off into the gardens before breakfast, while we fried […]
To El Quinche
Our last morning in the Hacienda and we rushed to breakfast, drooling. The maitre d’, chef, head waiter (I am not […]
Cotapaxi
We woke feeling somewhat desiccated and breathless. Pablo told us he never sleeps with a lit fire in the room […]
A month in Ecuador – May 28th to June 28th 2011
I’m lying on a creaky leather sofa, feet pointing towards a fat black stove humming with heat, the logs popping […]
