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It’s incredible; this place is a feast for my depraved senses. The last hours before Ecuador the landscape was already turning greener and we were going uphill quite a bit. The shades of green that appeared before me were overwhelming.

A traditional market in Ecuador is best visited early in the morning. There is plenty to see around the activity of building the stalls, it is still quiet and the colors are at their best then.

Today’s trip was breathtaking (and not because of the thin air). Stunning mountain passes and plateaus. We also saw a lot of wild animals. At 4300 metres altitude at a mountain lake we saw flamingos, we didn’t expect to see those there.

We ended up in a traffic chaos that you had to smile your way through. We’d lost 2 cars within 5 minutes. The trick is to keep driving and hope that others stop. They usually do, about 5 centimetres from your bumper.

Thousands of people between vaguely lit market stalls along the road dressed in typical traditional dress, women with black bowler hats.

A unique story about an unforgettable journey to Patagonia and Antarctica. But also about the consequences of climate change and how it has an impact on a fragile ecosystem such as that of the South Pole.