September 12, 2007
Day 714
My cruise decision was made easier for me this morning. I went to book a four-day cruise, but was told that it was no longer available, but a five day cruise for the same price on a lower class of boat suddenly was. The cruise went to different islands,… Read More »
September 11, 2007
Day 713
I had already been to two different sets of islands off the Pacific coast of South America called "The Poor Man's Galapagos." They were both interesting places to visit, but I still hadn't satiated my appetite for the unique nature that exists on these tropical islands, so I decided… Read More »
September 8-10, 2007
Day 710-712
To get to the Galapagos, you have to fly, and the cheapest location to fly from is good old Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. I had already been there a couple times to use the airport, but this time I got there a few days before my flight… Read More »
September 4-7, 2007
Days 706-709
It took another whole day on two different buses to reach Cuenca. At least I was back on paved roads so the trip was more pleasant.
I decided to try some Couchsurfing in Ecuador and stayed with a guy named Roy. He's a computer programmer and is currently working… Read More »
September 3, 2007
Day 705
I needed some time to relax today without being thrown around in the back of a station wagon with ten of my best friends, so I sat outside a cafe and worked on reading my book. I was just to the part where Amir and Baba were attempting to… Read More »
September 2, 2007
Day 704
Once again, I thought I'd get to Vilcabamba today. This time I was right, but only barely.
I got up early and waited for a taxi to take me to the border. Namballe was so small, only about one vehicle passed me per hour, so haling a cab took… Read More »
September 1, 2007
Day 703
I looked at my map and figured I'd easily make it to Vilcabamba, Ecuador today. How wrong I turned out to be.
Early in the morning I easily found a colectivo to Bagua Grande, which only took a few hours, but it was a slow trip on the unpaved… Read More »
August 31, 2007
Day 702
The article I read yesterday about Gokta Falls made it sound like an adventure only suitable for Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, or possibly Craig Martin. It talked about Gokta being the "third highest" in the world, and only having been "discovered" a year ago. In reality, it has been… Read More »
August 30, 2007
Day 701
Today I took a colectivo up a large hill outsisde of Chachapoyas to a little village called Huanca. From the plaza in the center, it was about a ten minute walk to a lighthouse-looking building that served as a lookout point to a massive Read More »
August 29, 2007
Day 700
This morning I walked with the Americans from Tingo up to the ruins of Kuelap. The path covered 10 KM horizontally and climbed 1200 meters, but it wasn't too hard and only took about 2.5 hours to make it to the top.
As soon as I reached Kuelap, I… Read More »
