South American footsteps

South America is really big and I have never been there. I am leaving the safety of my teaching job to explore 5 spanish-speaking countries and to walk in the footsteps of Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands. I am hoping that neither the perilous altitudes of Ecuador, the ravenous midges in the Peruvian rainforest or the crazy Bolivian bus drivers will kill me... I will doubtless meet other people on the edge of sanity who feel the need to wander away from safety. I hope we can be friends.

Monday 20 January 2014

Red Yew near Downton

Hmmmm... The blood of the corpses beneath?

Sunday 19 January 2014

Spring in my step

Well, i have booked my accommodation on thr GR7 for this April. Still not sure if i can get to Poqueira refuga as a) it is possibly above the snowline and b) I would need to carry a sleeping bag. Hmmmm. Photo at the Top of Mt Maroma (2056 m) on Dec 28th 2013

Sunday 5 January 2014

Test Page

Route for GR7 APRIL2014