Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Travel Blogs

First day on the Galapagos.  I get this huge rush as I see the islands from the plane...and then after multiple transfers to get to the boat, I meet my boat mates for the week...I like them all...esp my roommate...this is a varied group, in age and in ...

A travel blog entry by rawhideone
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... Manchester pub, lets say a few weeks from now, bragging to all his local friends. "Hi guys, never ever go to Ecuador, it sucks big time. The Galapagos Islands are a big joke if you ask me. The Amazon you say, hey don't even go there!!!" So the biggest ...

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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... Lonely Planet, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colón, frijoles, crampons, dinosaurs, Mojitos, studying maps, dreadlocks, choppy water, Galapagos Islands,... ...gorgeous mosquitos and women by the truckload... Tomorrow morning my brother and I are off on an ...

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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... I'm mentioning them at all is that we saw 2 cool birds on the very last day... lots of close ups of blue-footed boobies (Galapagos' famous bird) and the frigate bird about to mate (notice the red pouch on his neck).  And we did see some flamingos one ...

A travel blog entry by steve_sara
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Sorry its taken a while for me to update you all on where Im at, but Ive been having the time of my life in the Galapagos Islands where theres not much in the way of internet access! I really dont know where to start, but I have to say that the ...

A travel blog entry by monkeymouse74
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... Sea Sick the first day (but he was fine after that) 2. Having my schedule set and managed by somebody else. The Galapagos Islands like Kapawi are a completely unique and amazing experience. We went on a Boat called The Legend. It was a 90 person ...

A travel blog entry by duke_schewe
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... only could see it if it moved. We did have the chance to swim with the sea lions but not to the extent that we would have liked. We visited two islands today and snorkled at each one. I will add pictures but they may not be from this particular date.

A travel blog entry by janda
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... , more rain falls on the islands, rivers are created and plant life explodes in abundance for land dwellers.   The Galapagos Islands are my closest experience to time traveling to a magical world of sheer beauty.  I can only ...

A travel blog entry by arewethere.yet
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... We arrived at Genovesa at dawn after almost a full night of cruising.  And there was sunshine, yeah!  We left Galapagos Voyager at 8:00am and headed towards the island.   We cruised along the shore of Darwin Bay, which is a ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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... for 8 passengers (small by Galapagos standards). Booking at the last minute I got a 40% discount (though all trips to the galapagos are costly). Coincidentally, I met Gemma and Shelley, two of the other passengers who would be on the boat at my hostel in ...

A travel blog entry by aussierach
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... , I left Cuenca on the afternoon bus to Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city. From there, I planned to arrange a trip to the famous Galapagos Islands where Charles Darwin formed his theory of evolution. Along the way, the bus had to stop at a roadside repair ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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... easy even considering how out of shape we were, as there were nice wide, shallow wooden steps that led all the way to the summit.  The view from the top was really nice - we saw the dramatic landscape of Bartolomé, and several islands in the distance.

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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Schedule: Espanola Island:  land surface 60 sq km, height 206m Punta Suarez 08:00 Dry landing at the jetty for a walk.  The terrain is rocky and uneven.  Always maintain a certain distance (2m) from sea lions especially since the ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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... Latin American highlights located here in Ecuador. A visit to the Equator, the Devil's Nose train ride, and the outstanding Galapagos Islands were our favourite three. The Bad, People in general have not been as honest as in other Latin American ...

A travel blog entry by marc-patty
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... , water, binoculars 10:30 Back on board to sail for 2 hours Santa Fe Island 14:30 Swimming or snorkeling from Galapagos Voyager. You need: bathing suit, snorkeling gear, sunscreen 15:30 Back on board 15:45 Wet landing on the beach for a ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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... boat is called "Amigo" and is a 16 passenger "tourist-superior" class boat. Should be lots of fun... Alex: The Galapagos Islands were incredible. You go there expecting practically tame wild animals but when they are it is still surprising. You do have ...

A travel blog entry by alexndean
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... have uploaded a lot of pictures and put stories with them so hopefully you will get the idea of what we did and saw in the Galapagos... It was absolutely amazing and we had so much fun with the rest of our group and our guide, CheChe. The food on the boat ...

A travel blog entry by worldofbintang
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... the ocean and it still wouldn´t have been any worse. Anyway, again going back to the day after all this, I find myself on the Galapagos Islands with a black eye, sitting on a rock and puking next to a sea lion. At this moment, I realize the only thing ...

A travel blog entry by steve_sara
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... day I headed out to the airport before the crack of dawn without even a cup of coffee for the jammiest of all destinations.. GALAPAGOS!! You all know me I am such a dreamer (of course I will marry Brad Pitt one day) and I have always dreamt of ...

A travel blog entry by mette
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This island was the best of trip. What amazing about the Galapagos is that the wildlife is not afraid of humans, not even the marine life. The morning we did a long hike spotting marine iguanas, sea lions, hawks, albatross, boobies. The albatross was ...

A travel blog entry by hodge
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Schedule Bachas Beach 07:30 Wet landing at beach for a walk and snorkeling from the beach. 10:00 Back on board to sail for 45 min Baltra Island 11:-- Dry landing at dock to stay on island during refueling 11:-- Back on board ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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... textured lava flows, and sightings of killer whales and dolphins - these were some of the amazing highlights of our trip to the Galápagos Islands. We had not planned on this trip until much later in our stay in Ecuador, but very quickly found out that ...

A travel blog entry by thymeoff
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After sailing south we arrived at Floreana island. In the morning we hiked around a small lagoon watching a flock of Flamingos, on the beech I saw my first sealions. Later that morning I took my first snorkel in very strong currents, but managed to ...

A travel blog entry by hodge
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... ok I swam away from the shark). Have you ever seen the movie Master and Comander? It was filmed in the Galapagos and I guess a significant part was filmed at Pinacle rock on Bartolome.  We walked a "young" volcanic Island in the morning. ...

A travel blog entry by janda
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... for our TAME airlines flight at Quito airport.  After a short layover in Guayaquil, we arrived on Baltra Island, one of the Galapagos Islands.  We got off the plane and it was raining pretty hard.   Well, we kind of expected it since we ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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Today was our last day on the Galápagos Islands, very sad!  We left the Galápagos Voyager at 7am, and transferred to the airport on Baltra Island with just a quick stop at the Twin Craters on Santa Cruz Island.  Here it was time to say goodbye to ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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And now for the journey of a lifetime! All four of us had been looking forward to our eight-day cruise around the Galapagos Islands for ages, so it was with great excitement that we boarded the plane to Baltra island early on Monday morning 4 December. ...

A travel blog entry by idarich
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... a bus ride towards Loberia Beach.   Loberia Beach is known for its sea lions and the largest marine iguanas in the Galapagos.    We tried 3 different attempts to get to the beach, but were stopped each time by flooded streets.  I was ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by hodge
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... hotel, great having my own room, a double bed to myself and a warm bath! The following morning I left early for The Galapagos Islands, landing in Baltra shortly after midday. The first thing I noticed was the finches at the airport and after a couple of ...

A travel blog entry by hodge
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