I joined a 10 day Group Trip with Intrepid, travelling between islands by motor boat whilst staying on land for the nights. The islands lie about 1000km from Ecuador with 13 large-ish islands and many islets over 50,000km2 of ocean. They were formed by underwater volcanoes erupting and rising above the Read more
I spent a few days prior and after the Galapagos Trip in Quito acclimatising to the 2800m altitude which is OK but there was a lingering headache and felt zonked out from just ambling about. A fantastic setting along a valley surrounded by the Andean mountains and just 22km south of Read more
Most of the staff and scientists as well as the volunteers were in their early to mid 20’s and part way through or recently finished degrees, with a few older in early 30’s and the odd splash of oldies like me in mid 40’s to early 60’s. The school groups were Read more
I had the 1st, 5th and 9th weeks at Base Camp with 4 weeks in total at the highest camp of Cantiles at 1900m, about 4km away and taking 2 to 3 hours to trek. I found it very hard going first time around carrying a full backpack, but a breeze by week 6 on Read more
I have probably never been so fit, lean and healthy as during this jungle walkabout with a heady aroma of antifreeze, ethanol, horse dung, sweat, deet and wood smoke. I relive this perfumerie with a smile 8 years on as had a fab time and the high, dwarf cloud forest was beautiful. I could have easily spent Read more