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Category: Ecuador

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Ecuador Day 14

It'd been an unpleasant night for me; but the hours that followed would be even worse. I'd now got several flights ahead of me whilst suffering from food poisoning.

May 3, 2011

Bellavista Cloud Forest

Ecuador Day 13

Our final full day in Ecuador before or eventual flights back home. We got to get some more walking done in the morning; but it was the start of a very unpleasant twenty four hours for me.

May 2, 2011

Hummingbird

Ecuador Day 12

Even though we'd not yet been back in Quito for 24 hours we were already moving on again. This time we'd be spending a night in the Bellavista Cloud Forest in what was effectively a tree house.

May 1, 2011

Quito

Ecuador Day 11

The best part of the trip was over, and we were now heading back to Quito. The airport on Baltra isn't the most organised one, and there's not many places in the world where you'd call that building an airport terminal.

April 30, 2011

Standing on the Equator

Ecuador Day 3

Our second day was a trip to Otavalo, and stopping at various sights along the way. It rained on and off as the day went on; but it didn't dampen our spirits. It was our last day in Ecuador.

April 22, 2011

Quito Cathedral

Ecuador Day 2

After two more flights through Bon Aire and Guayaquil we'd made it to Quito for a city tour. It was a damp one; but a promising start to the holiday.

April 21, 2011

Ecuador Day 1

The entire first day of the holiday was spent travelling: first to Birmingham for our first flight, and then to Amsterdam for our second. I'd not thought about food which meant I'd not thought to take Euros with me either.

April 20, 2011

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