The Jungle, roasted Guinea Pigs and I forgot about Banksy

I must say that this here trip started in London. We went for a bit of a wander, bought general supplies, had a crap phillipino meal, had a great BBQ and saw the incredible artwork in the subway near the London eye commissioned by Banksy. If you wanna see some of the best modern art around then check out some of that stencil work.

Back to Ecuador…After a coupla weeks in what felt a bit like a holiday resort I needed a change from the typical pissed up induced noise. We took a bus to Rio Bamba in the Andes where we met a big friendly gay German in a cafeteria (who we then ran into again in a restaurant 100 miles away) and I got a cracking headache and was stuck in bed for a bit.. I have spent the last couple of weeks high in the Andes at the town of Baños and also in the Jungle helping with a building project. Its a proper trek to get to the place of work which involes a ride in the back of an open van trying to stop 3 dogs jumping out the back when we go through the police checkpoint and past their snarling german shepherds…its the high light of the day.

Been bathing in hot volcanic spring water at the local baths and went for a crippling mountain bike ride with John Watson and a Belgium kid Rob. I went over the handlebars on the way down the mountain but managed not to break anything this time.

They serve up roasted guinea pig here and although I havent eaten it yet, I am fairly intrigued as to how it tastes. They look grotesque on the spit with their teeth beared and there little claws frozen in a death grip. I think I met the Prime minister of ecuador on the bus ride to Baños which was cool..his Dad was English and died of alcoholism..be about right. Sampled a bit more and started composing some stuff. Journeyed to the little town of Mera on the most spectacular bus ride through tunnels and the jungle covered mountains with some vintage “Cream” playing on my headphones. Gonna have steak tonight at a Swiss Bistro.

We watched my left foot, lost in translation and Juno this week at the casa we are staying in ..all were corking films and it was especially cool seeing Tokyo on the box..cant wait to see it in the flesh. We buy vegetables from a little old lady in the town who opens the front door into her living room and we take whatever is available.

Had a ride in a small cable car (cage) across a big gorge and crawled through a little tunnel to get behind a huge waterfall called el pailon del diablo..it was incredible.. Ate like a king for the price of a can of Red Bull and watched a game of football on a pitch as flat as a ploughed field. Tommorow am going to a museum of taxidermy and walking up a big hill. Adios

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