Up bright and early and after breakfast in Poki, we were on the road by 11am…:) Catacocha is at at 1900m and already Lucy (our inflatable lamp) is looking flaccid..:) At 3000m she’s about to burst. Colour is returning to the flowers and vegetation. The road to the border is…
A day of rest. A great nights sleep in a comfortable bed and not a dog heard. by the time we surfaced at around 8.30am, the kitchen was a hive of activity. Paul and Pam make a range of breads, bagels, crisps and other products for a non profit charity,…
We checked into a hotel last night as there are no camping grounds in the area. Also, the weather was not looking great. I was looking for a good night’s sleep. It didn’t happen, the good nights sleep. I was so tired that after Jen cooked a great meal for…
It was great to be in our own bed in Poki last night. It was cold and wet outside, and inside the Caranex too! 14degC when we went to bed. By morning the clouds had parted and there was some weak sunshine, enough to dry the Caranex. Not a lot…
I really enjoyed our bike ride yesterday. Jen didn’t have such a good start though. When I looked around she was lying in the deep sand with the bike on top of her. With only an imprint of the front gear cog on a leg and a bruised ego, she…
After setting the alarm clock last night at 6.45am so we would have time for breakfast and to meet our new guide at 8am, we both crashed. The alarm duly went off and we hurriedly washed and dressed and went down for a very nice breakfast. Surprisingly, as I was…
Our accommodation, as Jen said yesterday, was in the home of a Syrian/Ecuadorian couple and had a distinct Middle Eastern flavour. Syrian music playing and friends visiting. On returning from our meal in Poki last night, one of the guests had a tiny monkey sitting on his head. Breakfast this…
It was a cloudless night and temperatures were down to single figures and we slept like babes..:) Packing up and saying goodby to our brilliant hosts Andy & Gabby at Coda Vista, and also neighbours from Spain, David and Nuria and two beautiful children of 6 and 4. We viewed…
Sommerwind Camp. It’s owned and run by a German. Situated close to the shores of Lake Yaguarcocha a smallish green lake a couple of k’s out of the town of Ibarra. Between the lake and the camp is a motoracing circuit and a saloon car was practicing for the weekend…
A lovely warm morning. On the road by 9am. Our sleep was constantly disrupted by a bloody dog that would not stop barking. Why people let their dogs bark incessantly, is beyond me. After the marathon drive to, and finding the property, leaving it was a piece of cake. A…