Travels with Hayley

I had planned a long lay in today but apparently my body is too used to the early start so I was ready and out by 7. Had some fruit and cake at breakfast while chatting to Judy and then a guy at the next table asked us if were there for the Intrepid tour…

Up and out early today for kayaking! Another thing I’ve not really done before but when in Rome and all your Roman friends are doing it… We got picked up by a long haired hippie called William who was lovely and talked very passionately about conservation the whole way. It was great to see someone…

Woke today to a slightly panicked text from mum checking if I was alive as the diaries have ground to a halt! Everyone has found their holiday legs and is going to bed much later so there’s just literally no time in the day to write them – I’m making bullet points though so nothing…

Today was Kristie’s birthday and so we woke her from a deep and restful sleep with a very loud and tuneful rendition of happy birthday – she was, as you can imagine, suitably impressed. We had curated an array of gifts including a scrunchie with smiling avocados on, a bottle of the ubiquitous savoury sauce…

Today was the only day of the trip that we had a later (9am) start which couldn’t have worked out better after my 3am bedtime! I squeezed in a run to the supermercado for a restorative Diet Coke and then we were back on the mini bus heading to Manuel Antonio, a beach resort where…

Well. Today I have been up about 21 hours and while it was exhausting it’s been one of the best days of my life! Just absolutley amazing. Strap in for a long one 😂 Out at 6.45 with about half of the group for a birdwatching tour to Curi-Cancha national park. It was so beautiful…