- Galapagos - Day Trip to Isla IsabellaWe booked a tour prior to leaving the states will take us to Isabella Island to visit the wildlife and get some local flavor of these islands. We were picked up 6:45AM at our hotel by a local Posted by rorndorff in Ray & Shirley's Travel Experiences | Nov 26, 2011
- Volunteering in Guandera forest reserveArturo, the secret garden driver, eventually deposited us at the office of Jatun Sacha. It really wasn't too easy to find in the suburban sprawl of Quito. The meeting only involved completing some papers and handing over our contribution. It Posted by lonsdale77 in Barbla and Dave's Carnet de Voyage | Nov 25, 2011
- Ecuador: Amazon: Trek to Civilization===We were awakened by the sound of monkeys grunting and moving around in the trees outside our room. We gathered our things and rushed out to see but they had already moved on. We stopped for a Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Nov 1, 2011
- Galapagos Islands - version dos - con fotos!We are in Galapaagos!! Only just arrived today - it is fabulous: giant tortoises grazing beside the road, frigate birds gliding in lazy loops around the harbour, iguanas strolling over the beach or camping on the road like miniature 'traffic Posted by Jen y Andres in Grand Adventures in the Americas | Nov 24, 2011
- Galapagos IslandsWe are in Galapaagos!! Only just arrived today - it is fabulous: giant tortoises grazing beside the road, frigate birds gliding in lazy loops around the harbour, iguanas strolling over the beach or camping on the road like miniature 'traffic Posted by Jen y Andres in Grand Adventures in the Americas | Nov 21, 2011
- Quito - City of three FacesWow...what a beautiful city. We started off with our driver, Jorge, who took us to La Ronda in colonial Quito. Very quiet on this Sunday morning and very quaint. Next, we drove to the famous Virign statue in Posted by rorndorff in Ray & Shirley's Travel Experiences | Nov 21, 2011
- And we're off to the races with turtle nesting seasonAs of Friday my internship is half over which definitely makes me reflect on what I have done and still want to do. My Spanish has improved to the point where I can get by on the day to day Posted by tormo36 in Home away from home for ten weeks | Nov 20, 2011
- Ecuador: Amazon: Scariest Halloween Ever!! ===Ruby was up bright and early today recording the sounds of the Amazon and taking a few pics around the lodge. One of the large trees around the lodge had several long Oropendola bird nests hanging off of it. Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Oct 31, 2011
- Ecuador - Another AdventureWe arrived late last night and with all the flair of a plane load of international travelers arriving, breezed through immigration and customs, hopped a cab for 8 dollars and were dropped at our hotel within a hour of arrival! Posted by rorndorff in Ray & Shirley's Travel Experiences | Nov 20, 2011
- Ecuador - Another AdventureWe arrived late last night and with all the flair of a plane load of international travelers arriving, breezed through immigration and customs, hopped a cab for 8 dollars and were dropped at our hotel within a hour of arrival! Posted by rorndorff in Ray & Shirley's Travel Experiences | Nov 19, 2011
- Chugchilan to punta sal We left chugchilan by the same winding road only this time we took the first chance to crack open the roof seats on the truck. We have 8 roof seats, 4 at the front and 4 at the back. Posted by selson in South America! | Nov 17, 2011
- Ecuador: Amazon: A Witch Doctor with Limon Ants on Yucca===Buzzing, humming, screeching, and whistling were just some of the sounds that we awoke to in the morning. Ruby liked it so much she recorded the sounds to take home with her on her iPhone! We had a Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Oct 30, 2011
- Tena to chugchilanFrom the jungle we made our way south to rio verde near to the small town of banos which is famous for it's active volcano and thermal spas. We were there during a bank holiday and the town was busy Posted by selson in South America! | Nov 16, 2011
- Preparing for Ecuador & GalapagosWe have been talking about this trip for a couple of years now. For me, it was all about getting out to the Galapagos islands and walk amoungst the wildlife as a 'once in a lifetime' experience. For Posted by rorndorff in Ray & Shirley's Travel Experiences | Nov 15, 2011
- Quito to TenaOn the 28th November I started the second leg of my tour of South America, Quito to Lima. Only three of the previous 9 passengers were to continue on for the second leg and we were due a full truck Posted by selson in South America! | Nov 15, 2011
- Ecuador: Amazon: Bright Red Eyes Under a Bright Red Sky===We were startled awake by an earthquake in Quito—as Californians, of course we tried to turn on the news to see what the rating was on the Richter scale. . . .until we realized that out of 100 channels on Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Oct 29, 2011
- Galapagos: Santa Cruz: Sad Tortoises and Sad Goodbyes===We woke up at 5:30am and hit snooze more than a few times, because we couldn’t believe it was already time to get up! We had a long day starting with a tour of the Charles Darwin Center and Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Oct 28, 2011
- Baños Posted by molokaic in Once around the world | Nov 10, 2011
- Tena[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/417467/large_8DSC0 Posted by molokaic in Once around the world | Nov 10, 2011
- Puyo[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/417467/large_DSC05324 Posted by molokaic in Once around the world | Nov 10, 2011
- Ecuador:Galapagos:Floreana:Playful Peguinos Party with Pedro===We were greeted today by several dolphins on our way to shore. One was a baby dolphin flapping his little tail awkwardly--so cute! I wish we could have gotten a good photo but they are so fast and by Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Oct 27, 2011
- Ecuador: Galapagos: Tony No Hablo Espanola===Today we awoke to the Island of Espanola and the beautiful Gardner Bay outside our window. From the boat we could see that there were tons of sea lions on the beach! It was our first wet landing, Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Oct 26, 2011
- Guyabeno Jungle[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/417467/large_DSC05043 Posted by molokaic in Once around the world | Nov 9, 2011
- Guyabeno Jungle[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/417467/large_DSC05007 Posted by molokaic in Once around the world | Nov 9, 2011
- Guyabeno Jungle[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/417467/large_DSC04872 Posted by molokaic in Once around the world | Nov 9, 2011