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Puerto Ayora Slideshow
Puerto Ayora
Travel Blogs from Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
The Amazing Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are not what I had expected. I honestly thought that the islands, being on the Equator, would be humid and hot with lush, green trees and white, hot beaches. But really, its not like that at all. Its more ...
Galapagos
... nattpass såg Galapagos svarta branta lavastränder. Vi hade passerat Ekvatorn strax efter midnatt så på morgonen kastade vi ankare i Puerto Ayora, huvudorten på Santa Cruz och hela Galapagos, och kunde skriva i loggboken0°44´S 90°18´W. Det ...
We got our camera back!!!
Hello, Well you´ll be pleased to know we have our camera back, in one piece, so we will be able to send you pictures after our tour. We have booked an 8 day tour and leave on Saturday. Our boat is very posh, and has seriously hurt our budget, we ...
Galapogas Islands
... some sea lions, two white-tipped reef sharks and more tropical fish. After snorkelling it was time to cruise the 5 hours back to Puerto Ayora for our last night on the boat. Unfortunately there was no beer on board for the entire trip but after dinner on ...
Galapagos tour suite (actualise)
alors je sais plus trop ou j en etait reste... deuxieme jour je crois.. on a navigue en fin d apres midi pour nous permettre d avoir une nuit pas top vomissante.. on a fait trois heures je crois de naviguation qui secouait bien.. en plus c etait ...
Galapagos
Cormorant Point (Floreana)* Post office - Mirador de la Baronesa (Floreana) We go for dingy ride along the coast. Almost all the wildlife is along the coastline. We spot a blue footed boobie battling an octopus. At alternating moments it appears as ...
Galapagos Islands...We are great!
We dont have much time to write, but wanted to let you all know we are having a blast in the Galapagos Islands, on the Monserrat. It{s an old Navy ship that{s been converted for sightseeing...we{ve seen lots of wildlife, and hope to see more as the week ...
Diving Galapagos: A Whole New World
We managed to arrange 3 days diving with Scuba Iguana at 3 of our preferred and best sites in the Galapagos - Gordon Rocks, Cosins Rock/Bartolome and North Seymour. The only hitch was that Gordon Rocks is a world famous site but also notorious difficult ...
Iguana
... 's wake, and we caught site of a false killer whale coming up for air. The last evening we pulled into harbor in Peurto Ayora and went out for a night on the town. I once again made people uncomfortable by being sober, but it didn't stop anyone else. ...
Bartolomè
Questa piccola isola è una dell più visitate, sia per la sua bellezza nel paesaggio con la incredbili salita alla cima del vulcano, sia con la sua vita sottomarina. Fare il bagno con i pinguini non è una cosa facile... soprattutto perché normalmente ...
Charles Darwin Station and Puerta Ayora
In the morning, the group divided, and a new guide called Estaban took the departing people to the airport and collected the new people, while Urlwin took us to the Charles Darwin Centre. Jessica and Pat told us that there had been a big party on ...
Final stop at North Seymore
Today is the last day on our boat, we went ot North Seymore island and saw some amazing animals like the frigate bird nesting. The males will blow their throat like a red ballon to attract females to nest, they are opportunistic breeders once a ...
Christmas with the Tortoises: Darwin Station
... was literally devoted to the Tortoises, and what a Merry Christmas it was. Started the day with a tour of Darwin Station in Pt. Ayora in Sta. Cruz (the most populous island in the Galapagos). We saw the famous Lonesome George there, and a bunch of other ...
¡Galapagos!
It's been absolutely fantastic to have Allison down here to hang out with. Not only do you automatically get a great seat-mate for those long bus rides, but you also get someone to graciously guest-author your travel blog for you! Here ...
Isla San Cristobal
... on staying here for one night and then head on to the other islands, which we heard were more interesting, but like many things in Ecuador, our cruising permit wasn't here when we arrived so we've had to stay here for 5 days. Thats given us time to make ...
Roaming the seas off Ecuador
... are birds, iguanas, all with some story attached, and a new botanical section. They're always looking for funding, as in Ecuador there is so much poverty and corruption that funding such projects is a constant worry. Back to Santa Cruz, with its ...
Down South
The boats engines roared into action at 5 am and persisted until we slotted in between the North n South Plazas and Santa Cruz Islands. We were greeted to the South Plaza jetty by a Harem of sea lions. The nursery of juveniles located nearby stay in the ...
Rain, rain, go away...
Up nice and early to cross back to Santa Cruz island today, and guess what? Yep, still p*ssing down, so a nice ride to stand on a pitch black jetty at 5:30am before another bumpy crossing. Max and Rachel left the tour this morning which is a ...
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Well firstly I have to say the Galapagos is absolutely amazing. An absolute fortune but worth it. But there is far to much to say so I am going to do a very brief and edited version! Photos will have to follow as these computers are ...
Day 15 – Ecuador the Secure
... owner, the wonderful Esther. After dumping our bags, she set us up with a good place to eat and, if we had time, directions in Puerto Ayora’s most beautiful hike, Las Grietas. Who were we to argue? Off we went down in the heart of Puerto Ayora. It ...
Galapagos Cruise - Fr
... pendant les longs voyages ou les capturaient pour le commerce. Le reste du groupe nous quitte pour reprendre l'avion, nous restons à Puerto Ayora pour profiter d'une dernière nuit dans ces îles magiques. L'après-midi, on se baigne dans les grosses ...
North Seymour Y Santa Cruz
Il risveglio è tra gli quali e le tartarughe che sguazzano nell'acqua attorno alla barca... La visita in questa piccola isola a nord di Baltra e Nata Cruz è davvero interessante. Vediamo molte fregate e sule in nidificazione e con i piccoli. Il ...
Genovesa
Nella notte abbiamo navigato arrivando fino a genovesa nel nord dell'arcipelago. Ci attendono un sacco di animali simpatici: le sule dai piedi rossi! Incontriamo anche un gufo locale e vediamo un paesaggio incredibile e molti uccelli in nidificazione. ...
Galapagos Islands
The last part of our trip, before we returned to sunny England, was 8 days on a boat cruising around the Galapagos islands. This was one of the highlight's of our trip for Matt and me and we were really looking forward to it. The only thing I ...
Wildlife Wonderland
It's a long time since I was filled with childlike wonder on Christmas Day, but I found myself just giggling with delight this year... through a snorkel. The rocky area just off our afternoon beach was just ...
Diving with Hammerhead Sharks!
The boat trip was great! All I could have hoped for... and the pics speak for themselves. I spent some time in the main port town again, diving and hangin on incredible beaches. I went scuba diving with hammerhead sharks!! Many sharks actually including ...
It's tough to say good bye
It's easy to begin to lose a sense of time on an island like Isabela, or perhaps we just start to move differently through it. Isabela has a great animal life as well as another Turtle repopulation center. We spent the afternoon walking through the ...
Galapagos - Day 7
This is the island famous for its small colony of penguins. In the morning we had a dinghy ride out to the rocks to look for penguins and saw 3 or 4 on the rocks - Rob, Gordie and I both thought of you! We then went for a walk - to see the most ...
Sailing the Galapago Islands
... a means of communication for pirates, buccaneers and sailors. Galapagos really is the most amazing place i have ever been abbie and i stayed in Puerto Ayora for an extra week after our cruise and in this time made friends with so many locals, went to a ...