Teleferico!

Took a cable car up to the top today! Gorgeous views over Quito and did a little horse riding! 

Last day teaching!

Last day teaching today! Can't believe how quick this week has gone, the school surprised us today with a traditional dance by the kids! We joined in a little at the end and they also gave us a certificate each for teaching! It's been a lovely week and I think they've all really enjoyed it and hope we return! 

When in Quito!

Back to civilisation! Had a night out, began teaching English at the school, eaten guinea pig and been to the middle of the earth! 

Saying goodbye to the tribe!

Enjoyed watching a traditional tribal dance and playing with the kids on our last night! Also received a chonta wood spear as a gift from the tribe! 

Just a standard day at the tribe...

Getting to know my way around a machete! We also built fires! 

Tribal times!

From tribal face paint, lugging bamboo and cooking our food in banana leaves, I won't forget this place anytime soon! 

Shuar Tribe!

New den in the Shuar Tribe! No mattresses to be seen! 

Just some of the animals at Sacha Yacu Sanctuary!

Me and the baby kinkajou Matias!

Loros birds that wolf whistle and laugh at you!

The beautiful ocelot! 

Macaws!

And our favourite.. The songo songo monkey! 🐵

Always ready for the rain!

Joe, Gabby, Annie and I ready to brave the rain!

Beautiful views!

Some of the beautiful views from the animal sanctuary! 

Dinner in Baños!

Our hostel restaurant and the remainder of our group! 

White water rafting!

White water rafting today! So much fun, obviously I had to have the stand-out websuit! 😂

Saying goodbye! 😭

Some of the Gapforce group are only doing the 4 week trip, so we have had to say goodbye to 9 of them! So sad to see them go, it's quiet without them but we've got lots of plans to meet up again soon! This is our main circle, such a nice group of people.. Devin, me, Lisa, Lucy, Warwick, Annie, Elliot and Camille! ❤️❤️

The whole group!

All the Gapforce clan and the Sacha Yacu Animal Sanctuary team!!😀

Animal sanctuary!

Fed some monkeys and gutted my first fish.. Which I caught! Also used a machete for the first time.. A late starter for Equadorians who apparently begin their training around age 5! Eek haha! 

Mosquito nets up and ready!

Quite proud of our handy work! My den for 2 weeks! 

And to the Amazon we went!

Stunning scenery all around this place, even made the coach journey here enjoyable! This was the view before we made our way VERY steeply down to the animal sanctuary below! 

Quad biking!!

Bit of a late post but we went quad biking on Friday! Definitely the most exhilarating experience so far!! Absolutely loved it!

Cuenca

Spent the day in Cuenca today after our 7 hour coach journey here over night, went to visit the national park, found this gorgeous lake (a bit chilly!) and took our very first Equadorian bus ride! 😁