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Baltra Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Baltra, Ecuador
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Into the Blue on the Deep Blue
This is a top pick! ... hungry divers are known to devour everything infront of them! The following day we had arrived in the channel between Santa Cruz and Baltra for our two dives that day. Once kitted up with our equipment the procedure went as follows....we handed our fins ...
The Land That Time Forgot Part 5
This is a top pick! Last day in this amazing place. The morning we spent in a magrove forest. Below the boats swam groups of ray and sharks. Most entertaining was that I tried to get sharks video, but the things are too quick and swam away when I tried to talk ...
Quito to Galapagos
The Cachalote I is a beautiful 30 metre-long, steel-hulled motor schooner, designed in California and rebuilt and completely refurbished in 2002. The fully air-conditioned Cachalote I accommodates 16 passengers in her 8 cabins (7 with double lower ...
Black Turtle Cove - Baltra Airport - Quito
... the last minute, the Galapagos never failed to leave me breathless. We returned back to our yatch and was transported back to the Baltra Airport for our trip to Quito. One of the people I met at the cruise (Annie!) volunteered to tour me around Quito ...
ARRIVAL IN BALTRA
We arrived in Baltra around lunch time. Baltra is a small, very arid island located to the north of Santa Cruz Island. During World War II, it was developed as an American military base; however, it now serves as an Ecuadorian military ...
The Galapagos! First hike at North Seymour
... in the Galapagos via Guayaquil. All flights to the Galapagos require a mandatory stop in Guayaquil to pick up more passengers. [Guayaquil is Ecuador's largest city in terms of population]. It was a quick, pleasant flight. By noon time, we landed at the ...
Galapogus Fever
... aboard our taxi boat back to the Yate Yolita for our evening briefing on the morns destination then moved so to spend the night anchored just offshore in the Itabaca Channel between Baltra and Santa Cruz and collect supplies, including a 6 foot ...
Crusing the Galapagos Islands
... walk, it was really funny to watch! We said goodbye to Seymour Norte and enjoyed our last meal onboard Fragata and sailed to Baltra, our last stop. We can honestly say that Fragata is a fantastic yacht. We forked out a whopping $1100AUD for a five day ...
Farewell to the Anahi and some new friends!
... attempt to find a mate, a sight I have been waiting for since we left the mainland. From here it was a short navigation to Baltra where our cruise ended. We met some great people on this boat and wish them well on their travels. And finally, the person ...
Travel to Galapagos and N. Seymour Island
... flavored English is a challenge. Ben: Tall, lanky, 50 year old Dutchman. Absolutely passionate about birds, whales Ecuador and helping people. Ron and Lori: Americans in their 40s from Philadelphia. Always ready for a good ...
Paradise on earth
For months I was considering if I should yes or no go to the Galapagos... Was it a hype? Do people like it because they pay so much? (psychologically often true when we buy things, we WANT them to be worth the spending, the same as we WANT our loved ones ...
Leaving the Galapagos
... to wash off the bug spray. Our bags were packed and left out for transport. We had to travel from Cerro Dragon to Baltra (the airport) so we all sat around above deck, reading or whale watching. At 9:30 we arrived at Baltra, went ashore ...
Galapagos here we come
We are at the airport heading to Baltra Galapagos islands. We are so excited. Unfortunately we have no luggage and we won't be able to get it until after our cruise. But I will not let anything ruin this once is a lifetime experience. The people here are ...
Galapagos - Baltra, South Plaza, Santa Fe Islands
... well... good news, but I was a bit nervous as my last dive was in 2003! So, after flying out of Quito, we arrived on Baltra Island and met our guide Victor. He was quite a good laugh and spoke English... well a lot better than my Spanish! He said hi ...
Galapagos Day 1 - Boobies Galore!
... from Essex, I think we were both relieved we weren't sharing with ravers. We met the final three passengers in Baltra airport. Herman, Isolde and John are all Dutch and keen naturalists. For once Jim was out done in the camera stakes - ...
Choppy Waters
Feb 1st - Flew in to the Galapagos islands today, quite strange landing at Baltra, you just get off the plane and wander around the runway into the 'terminal building'. And no such thing as a luggage carousel, just a pile of bags to hunt through. ...
Everyone onboard, set the sails!
... so close is just an unmissable occasion to just... watch it! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ The cruise began from Baltra airport, at the arrival of the morning plane. With Amit we had to set ...
Galapagos Cruise and wildlife (Kerry)
This is what really makes you realise you're part of the priviledged few. We had 4 nights on a boat visiting various islands and seeing different types of wildlife, both on land and underwater. I'll let the photos do the ...
Sad to be leaving the Galapagos
... all the things we saw in the order we saw them, so ill list our itinerary and the highlights of the whole trip,: Baltra, Bachas, Plazas, Santa fe, espanola, punta suarz, Gardner bay, floreana, punta cormorant, post office bay, Santa crus, Charles Darwin ...
Day 20 - I like blue boobies
Pros: Swam with Galapagos penguins whose mode of transportation crack me up. Because of their limited leg span, they pretty much have to toss their bodies across rocks to traverse over bolders. Imagine trying to climb with syran ...
Crazy Crew In Galapagos
... with Wet Blanket and the Unstoppable Talking Girl. We took a cable car up to a mountain that over looks the long, banana shaped Ecuador capital that is Quito. It was quite a view, although very cold. It felt as if you were wearing a crown of cold air and ...
Trip to wonderful Galapagos Islands
... in the UK - would you believe it works!!!! My cars posted there got to their destination and the ones I posted in Baltra, the main town, never reached their destination - there must be a moral there! Again we did two hours snorkeling in the ...
Darwin, I'm here!
... Explorer. They direct us to the bus that will transport us to the ship. After a short wait for the bus to fill, we start driving. Baltra (also known as South Seymour) is a small, desert like island. It had been a US Army base during WWII. It's not exactly ...
The Galapagos, just amazing!
... we could see most of the islands of the Galapagos. Juan talked about the USA’s military bases that were here during WW2, Ecuador’s wars with Peru and a little of local politics. The sun was setting as we walked back down turning the sky red. ...
Galapagos Islands SUMMARY
Galapagos Island was a surreal and privileged experience for those last 8 days. Each of the 10 islands that I was fortunate to visit were so different. Here are some of my ‘better’ photos in no particular order. I took as usual far too many ...
Galapagos Islands
This place is amazing, we landed at Baltra Military airport in the middle of the pacific ...
Day 8 - Arrival Galapagos
... 60's, a family of 4 from Toronto - really nice kids, a Danish couple and of course my roomy Lori. Smoothly transferred to Baltra by GAP today. Weird experience on the plane. Just as we began our descent the cabin attendants opened all of ...
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