Travels with Hayley

Off up and out at 6.30 again today for a wander around the town while it was coming awake. I really like doing this, it’s much quieter and you get to see everything coming to life before the tourists get up. It’s worth the 6am alarm! I went to a fruit and veg shop, lots…

Up and out by 6.30 for an explore around the town. It’s the second biggest town in the country but really feels very set up for tourists, all the menus has English translation and there’s loads of souvenir shops. It’s not particularly charming but it has a laundry which makes up for everything – who…

Another 6am start to lay in the hammock and write yesterday’s diary – I will forever be 24 hours behind 😂 Really exciting as seemingly out of nowhere a coatimundi (a bit like a racoon) just nonchalantly strolled across the lawn, taking his time, surveying his kingdom. He was only about 6 feet away, not…

Up before 6 again today, it was so rainy and misty, it looked and sounded like something from a movie. I laid in the hammock outside the room drinking it all in, I feel so lucky to be experiencing all of this. Breakfast at 7, plate of fruit and then a pancake with maple syrup…

So another early start today, we really didn’t have very much time at the homestay place and no real time to explore so I was up and out at 5.30 to have a walk around. It’s a lovely community, I saw kids being picked up in the school bus about 6.15 (I wonder if school…

So I was up and out by 7am this morning, went for a walk in the other direction, away from town. The place is bigger than I had understood, very very narrow but quite long. I walked for about half an hour, picking up a little dog pal on the way – I tried out…