First Post

I haven't done this before, so be kind to me. Sadly to say at the time of writing I haven't actually reached the Galapagos Islands. At this moment I'm 2 hours in to a 14 hour wait in Guayaquil Airport, Ecuador. It's mildly horrific and I'm still bewildered as to what kind of twisted human being would schedule my flights in such a way. I'm sure they're laughing at me wherever they are now. My journey start off with  a 2 hour flight to Madrid followed by a 13 and a half hour flight to my current location. It's currently 10:20 pm local time and 4:20 am London time. 'Go to a hotel' I hear you all cry in unison, but at this moment in time I'm so tired that it makes more sense to find a quiet spot and read 'I Partridge: We Need to Talk about Alan' than risk venturing out of the airport in search of the nearest Holiday Inn. 

The funny thing is that the airport is buzzing. it seems it's a popular night life spot for the locals. Either that or they're waiting for me to fall asleep and rob me of all my possessions. But I like to think I have more faith in humanity than that. Christ, in 5 minutes time I will have been up thereabouts for 25 hours. I suppose it's character building and all part of the 'gap yar' experience. Despite this air of negativity and cynicism produced through sleep deprivation, I really am excited about the next leg of my journey. I will be teaching in a primary school during the week and travelling around the islands during my spare time. I'm staying with a host family and I hope to god I will be able to find somewhere showing premier league football. 

So think of this as an introductory post. I shall hopefully be blogging daily depending on whether I can find an internet connection. Right now I'm going to try and get some sleep. Wish me luck. 

Until next time.