I am whole hartedly loving Ecuador so far, so much so it is posing me some difficult questions. Sometime while we where in the Amazon we decided that we where going to extend our trip for a month, it could have easily been a few months but we love glastonbury music festival and have tickets so will now be heading back in mid June. The original idea was to use that month to travel north and do a loop of Columbia but now i am not sure for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, having spent a large amount of time in Iquitos volunteering we did not really get the opportunity to experience the jungle the way that we would have liked. I think we would both like to have have a jungle experience that is a little more raw than what we had in Iquitos. Also while in Iquitos we found out allot about Iowaska healing ceremonies, something that myself and Kat feel we would like to experience and give all the time that it requires. We met a couple in iquitos who where planning to spend a week their, by chance we saw them 2 weeks later and they where planning on staying a month in total. It’s very easy to be part of a ceremony in Iquitos but I am having a few problems trying to sort one out for Ecuador, I’ll keep ya posted.
Secondly, their is just so much to do in Ecuador. We will have been here a week when we depart for the Golapagos islands and then have a further week if we follow our original plan. Its just not enough time, it would be great to head out to the coast, hike some volcanoes (preferably not the one which is erupting outside Banos) and see some more of the south.
Thirdly, Columbia is a big place with loads to do too…. We are flying out of Quito in Ecuador so would have to do a loop involving either a flight or expensive and long bus trip one of the ways. Also the things that i would really like to do in Columbia all take a bit of time. Hike to the lost city and chill out in the Carabeian coast, OK, so the later does not need to take a week but it would be a much better experience if it was.
So when this posts I will be enjoying the Galapagos islands not really worrying about it all. Why, things rarely go to plan, i can always change my mind and perhaps most importantly if you embrace travel their are no wrong decisions. It’s our trip and we can do what we like, I just wanted to share my current thoughts, maybe it will help!
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