16th August – 19th August 2017 We didn’t have to be awake as early when leaving Huanchaco, but we still had a long drive ahead of us. Tents and bags needed to be away at 7.15 and we were having breakfast at 7.30. Rianne and David put on breakfast with all the leftover food we …
14th August – 16th August 2017 Another early start was in order, as another long drive day was ahead of us. The alarm went off at 5.25 and we had to get up, pack our bags and put away our tents ready for back locker at 6.15. As it was so dark when we were …
12th August – 14th August 2017 Another early start was needed as we left Cuenca. I was up extra early to get myself ready and speak to people at home before we left, as I knew I wouldn’t have wifi for a few days. Back locker needed loading for 6.45 and we had breakfast at …
10th August – 12th August 2017 An early start was needed leaving Chugchilan, as we had over 400km to drive down windy roads, so it would have taken us at least 10 hours if we hadn’t have had any breaks. Back locker had to be loaded by 6.15, so I was down there doing my …
8th August – 10th August 2017 Being woken up by the rain wouldn’t have been so bad if I wasn’t lay in a tent and it wasn’t hammering it down! It wasn’t ideal that it was raining, as after breakfast we had to pack up and leave. Breakfast was simple but good. Hayley’s cook group …
5th August – 8th August 2017 Leaving the Amazon lodge, I woke up with my first insects bites of the trip – a nice little souvenir of the place. Me and Ruth did our first duty as back locker team and we smashed it! We were meant to start at 7.45 but because people were …
2nd August – 5th August 2017 It’s a long one, but what an experience! A night in a hotel bed was a lovely treat but we still had an early start, so that we could get going! Breakfast was included but we had to be down there for 7 in order to have time to …
31st July – 2nd August 2017 Another early flight meant another early start, but this time we weren’t just heading for a new city, we were heading for a new country! We had problems checking out because the wifi was down so the card machine wouldn’t connect for us to pay and the phone line …
29th July – 31st July 2017 Arriving at the airport in Cartagena ready for flight number four, we realised we hadn’t printed our boarding passes and there was no wifi to download them – I think we’re getting a bit too comfortable with travelling now. We kept our cool and went to the check in …
28th July – 29th July 2017 What a difference a 45 minute flight can make. We landed in Cartagena after a short flight and were immediately hit by the heat as we stepped off the plane. We got our luggage and got a cheap, air conditioned taxi up to our Hostel. The heat wasn’t the …