Sick in Quito
Ben Writes -
Montezuma has decided to exact more revenge on my intestinal tract. I really don't know what it was I did to upset him in the first place - but he certainly has got it in for me.
As a result we are still stuck in Quito. I have dragged myself from my sickbed because I really had to say something about the Galapogos Islands. Put simply they were the most amazing place I have ever visited. The fact that several of the pictures we posted (including the crab and the marine iguana with the boat in the backgroud) were taken using our phone shows how incredibly fearless the animals are. We had to start using our phone after we ran out of space on our camera - if you go make sure to take an extra memory card.
Easy for me to say now I've been there but I couldn't help worrying that the numbers of visitors there is detrimental to the environment. A report recently concluded that 12,000 visitors a year was the maximum sustainable level for the islands. The annual total is currently running at ten times that number which also has the effect of attracting many more Equadorians from the mainland to sell whatever to a captive audiance. What a hippie. What has happened to him over there?
For the record, these are the Islands we visited on our trip: Baltra, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Española, Santa Fe and Plaza Sur.
Incidentally our budget was almost killed by the Galapogos - it wasn't in the best of health before we got there. We need to be very careful for a while now.
Tomorrow we begin our journey south to Peru where we will be meeting up with Marc and Nicky Dix. Baños in the Ecadorian central highlands is our first destination, if I'm feeling up to it.
Montezuma has decided to exact more revenge on my intestinal tract. I really don't know what it was I did to upset him in the first place - but he certainly has got it in for me.
As a result we are still stuck in Quito. I have dragged myself from my sickbed because I really had to say something about the Galapogos Islands. Put simply they were the most amazing place I have ever visited. The fact that several of the pictures we posted (including the crab and the marine iguana with the boat in the backgroud) were taken using our phone shows how incredibly fearless the animals are. We had to start using our phone after we ran out of space on our camera - if you go make sure to take an extra memory card.
Easy for me to say now I've been there but I couldn't help worrying that the numbers of visitors there is detrimental to the environment. A report recently concluded that 12,000 visitors a year was the maximum sustainable level for the islands. The annual total is currently running at ten times that number which also has the effect of attracting many more Equadorians from the mainland to sell whatever to a captive audiance. What a hippie. What has happened to him over there?
For the record, these are the Islands we visited on our trip: Baltra, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Española, Santa Fe and Plaza Sur.
Incidentally our budget was almost killed by the Galapogos - it wasn't in the best of health before we got there. We need to be very careful for a while now.
Tomorrow we begin our journey south to Peru where we will be meeting up with Marc and Nicky Dix. Baños in the Ecadorian central highlands is our first destination, if I'm feeling up to it.
posted by Tiggy at 9:00 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Andy
I am pleased to report no sign of dehli belly with me. I have the constitution of a small ox!
Sorry to hear about the job. Love to the family.
We are meeting the Dixies in Peru for Chrimbo. Should be fun.
Loads of love
Tigs x
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