Lake Quilotoa

It had been a while since we saw 6am, but surprisingly we were back into the swing of things very quickly. Up, dressed, fed and watered in perfect timing as we arrived downstairs ready for the day we were greeted by our tour guide; Omar. Approximately 15 tourists were aboard the minibus we were ushered…

Chichen Itza!

A 6am alarm feels incredibly unnatural when abroad regardless of the destination, although ours wasn’t as painful as it sounds. At home when our alarms rudely interrupts a peaceful sleep, forcing us to get up and ready for work it’s like a physical pain. The snooze button is medicinal to such pain, although only temporarily….

First stop – Cancun

We arrived in Cancun on Wednesday 28th October at around 3pm local time. We had a fairly smooth passage through immigration and baggage collection, the only thing being that Jonny had his bag searched (dodgy looking Northerner even to the Mexicans apparently), then made our way outside to get a local ‘collectivo’; basically a minibus,…