Floreana Island is famous for a black sand beach and a dark human history. A couple of hippies – the Wittmer’s – indirectly managed to entice a self-proclaimed Baroness and her two lovers to find their way there and so ensued a bizarre chain of events which now have a…
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catchin’ some rays…spotted eagle rays
/ 17/05/2013Breakfast is one of my favourite meals of the day. Especially so when it’s eggs, bread, copious amounts of tea and coffee and all served looking over the water with great company. Following a good breakfast with a wriggly wetsuit fitting is probably less on my list of favourite things…
big tick on the bucket list
/ 17/05/2013One of the criteria I used to start shaping my bucket list was the four elements – earth, air, fire and water. I’ve hiked on glaciers for the water element, looked into the mouth of the vocal and fiery Mt Yasur volcano for fire, air I plan to cover with…
long way from anywhere in Los Llanos
/ 03/04/2013We are now in a family-run tourist camp, sleeping in hammocks, sharing very few toilets and hose pipes for showers which are routinely also home to large frogs, crickets, bats and anything else that can crawl or fly into the outdoor facilities. We reached Los Llanos in south western Venezuela…
starry nights in Santa Catalina
/ 18/03/2013The sleepy, secretive surf haven of Santa Catalina lies on the Pacific coast. Dark super-fine sand stretches in all directions around the bay where we stayed at Oasis Surf Camp. The flat sea bottom gives up smooth baby waves for several metres making it ideal for learning to surf before…