Mike writes: Our last evening in Ecuador was spent in Cuenca, an attractive city which showed us that not all of Ecuador is shabby and run down and populated by depressed campesinos wearing funny hats. The city is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and famed for its Tomebamba waterfront bars and restaurants, Panama hats and … Continue reading Day 41 Sunday 4th November 2018: Presidential Send Off →

John writes: Our last evening at Cabanas Samay Magico started in dramatic fashion with our largest team member being frightened by a spider. Doug shrieked in terror as his 6' 4" frame was threatened by a tarantula type spider in his room, apparently the size of his fist but he was too busy standing on … Continue reading Day 40 Saturday 3rd November: Doug leaps to our altitude record! →

Doug writes: My first effort at being Blogmeister; I am truly honoured and hope I can live up to the high literary standards of the core team. Dawn at the Magicos eco-lodges and the intrepid road warriors gathered, duly impressed by Mike managing a 6.5K road run before brekky. Speaking of breakfast, this was a … Continue reading Day 39: Friday 2nd November: Wrong type of llamas on the line! →

John writes; Well, what a 24 hours since our last blog. Riobamba was not the quaint colonial town we had expected. With a 250,000 population, it was scruffy and run down. Not only were the bars closed but most of the restaurants were too, although we did eventually find a reasonable one with 'piped' music … Continue reading Day 38 Thursday 1st November: Kate works her Magico! →

Mike writes: Quito restricts access to the city based on number plates during peak hours. Having been forced to drive into the city at a snail’s pace when we arrived on Monday to avoid contravening the rules, we were so pleased to discover that no such restriction applied this morning that we launched ourselves straight … Continue reading Day 37 Wednesday 31st October: Quitting Quito →