Time for another quick travel update - whatever I can do in the next 15 minutes. Since our last update, we have spent most of our time in 3 places - Los Organos on the northern Peruvian Coast, the city of Cuenca, Ecuadar, and currently the Galapagos Islands. Here are a few quick highlights:
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Los Organos. This is a fun little beach town in northern Peru, south of the much busier surf mecca of Mancora. We rented part of a house which fronted a beautiful beach. It was a great place to relax and do a bit of swimming and body-surfing, plus eat some great seafood.
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Cuenca. This is purported to be one of the prettiest towns in Ecuador and we really enjoyed it, from the laid-back and relatively tranquil atmosphere, to some great museums, beautiful plazas and colonial architecture, and a fun place to stay (Hostal El Barranco). Georgia used some of her dishwashing allowance money to buy a Panama hat (misnamed since these types of hats actually originated in Cuenca).
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Galapagos. Tough to know where to start here but we have seen some amazing wildlife and sights. The highlight so far was probably snorkeling and swimming/playing with a young sea lion yesterday. We have also seen penguins, blue-footed boobies, sharks, manta rays, giant land tortoises, sea turtles and lots and lots of lizards. Activities here have included boat trips, hikes, bike riding, snorkeling, horseback riding and kayaking. This is our last day here and then it is on to Chile tomorrow.
That is all I have time for now and unfortunately my connection is too slow to upload any more photos.
Matt
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