Galapagos day 5 and the boat change
September 1, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This morning we all got off the boat at 7am and headed to see the turtles in the highlands. They were beautiful and very slow moving.
I was then transported across the island, took a boat, then a busRead more
Genovesa Island
September 2, 2017, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We woke up in the bay of Genovesa Island. After a big breakfast our first stop was Prince Phillips steps. We saw many birds including: red bill tropic bird, red footed boobie, brown pelican andRead more
Galapagos Day 7
September 3, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This morning we started at South Plaza. It is a very small island covered in carpet weed in a bright red colour. There were land iguanas guarding each cactus tree and sea lions along the coast. TheRead more
Last day on Galapagos and my birthday!
September 4, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
My birthday!! Woke up, ate breakfast and packed to leave the boat. I didn't join the group to visit the turtles as I'd already seen them, so instead I had a coffee, checked the internet for birthdayRead more
Costa Rica!!
September 5, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
I was up early today and took a taxi to the airport. I flew to San Jose, Costa Rica via Panama. I caught a taxi to the hotel and met some of the people from my G Adventures tour. I had a relaxed arvoRead more
La Fortuna and the waterfall
September 6, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
At 7am we all piled into a bus to drive to La Fortuna. The bus was very comfortable and we had a nice stop for breakfast. We also stopped on the way to see a baby sloth that had been rescued. It wasRead more
Canyoning and white water rafting
September 7, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I was up early for a 7am pick up for the Mambo Combo of canyoning and white water rafting. The canyoning was great fun, a bit of abseiling, zip lining down waterfalls, jumping into waterholes andRead more
Monteverde
September 8, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We left early and headed a short distance by bus to a boat to head across the lake. There used to be towns here but they were destroyed by the volcano. Our boat broke down half way across the lake, soRead more
Zipling, Tarzan Swing and a Toucan
September 9, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We had a sleep in today before heading into town for the best coffee of the trip so far!! Delicious and so smooth!
We were picked up and taken to Zip lining. There was seven zip lines through the treeRead more
Travel day from Monteverde to Ometepe
September 10, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We had an early morning departure time of 6am. There were Macaw birds in the trees at one of our coffee stops. We traveled to the border crossing into Nicaragua which took a little bit of time but weRead more
Ometepe Island
September 11, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Breakfast with the family was scrambled eggs, rice, beans and grilled banana with good strong coffee. I had a full body massage from one of the ladies in town, which was better than I expected! I'dRead more
Ometepe Island to Granada
September 12, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Breakfast was with the family and we ate fried cheese, similar to haloumi, rice and beans. We left early to travel from Ometepe Island, by boat then bus. One of the girls found a frog in her luggageRead more
Granada full day
September 13, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We went to the chocolate museum for an all you can eat breakfast where I had yummy chocolate tea, omelette and crepes with chocolate sauce and cacao nibs.
Louisa and I then checked out the CathedralRead more
Poneloya
September 14, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
We were up early and departed Granada in a bus. We stopped at Leon very quickly to get some food. After we traveled to Poneloya which was on the coast. We took a boat, then our bags were loaded on aRead more
Volcano Boarding!!
September 15, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
I got up super early at 6am as I was leaving the group to go 'rogue' to do Volcano Boarding!! I took a boat then found my way to the Big Foot hostel in the next town along the coast. From there I gotRead more
Big Travel Day
September 16, 2017 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
We were up at 5:30am, the view from my bed out to the ocean was stunning.
We caught a boat with our belongings and had to carry our bags across the mud as the tide was out very far. We traveled for aRead more
El Salvador and torrential rain
September 17, 2017 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This morning we checked out the market for breakfast. I had scrambled eggs with sausage and grilled banana. I also ordered a smoothie but I was scared to drink it as it was originally made using tapRead more
Waterfall and Pupusas
September 18, 2017 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Breakfast this morning was at little cafe in town. Food was yummy scrambled eggs, rice and beans with grilled plantain. The coffee was even a little strong which was good. We had a look at shopsRead more
Going to Honduras
September 19, 2017 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We left early at 6:30am and there were no hot showers. We drove for a while before stopping for an omelette for breakfast. We crossed the border into Guatemala, then the boarder to Honduras. WeRead more
Copan Ruins and the hot springs
September 20, 2017 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
I went for an early breakfast at the yummy coffee shop. We then went to the Copan Ruins. The Mayans lived there from 1,500 BC to 1,200AD, the end of their civilization. The golden time was 400-800 AD.Read more
Travel day to Antigua, Guatemala
September 21, 2017 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Up at 6am and I headed to the coffee shop before the 7am departure. We crossed the border back into Guatemala and travelled to Antigua. It was an incredibly long travel day on a bus that was hot,Read more
Rest day in Antigua
September 22, 2017 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After a sleep in, a group of us went for a traditional breakfast of scrambled eggs, beans and cheese. Grette and I then had a yummy coffee at Union Cafe. I spent a few hours researching things to doRead more
Chocolate Workshop
September 23, 2017 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
I was sharing a room with Grette and she had been at a cooking class the day before, so we ate stuffed peppers and potato cakes that she had made in the class for breakfast. We then met Sabine andRead more
Volcano Hike and all the lava
September 24, 2017 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I was picked up at 7:30am from my hotel and transferred to a house where we prepared our things for the hike up Volcano Acatenango. I borrowed a hiking pack, gloves, scarf, beanie and big jacket. WeRead more
Hiking to the summit of Acatenango
September 25, 2017 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Woke up at 3:30am and we started to hike up to the summit of Acatenango. It was raining and the path was a bit slippery. After walking about 1.5hours we made it to the top. It was very cloudy so weRead more
































































































































































