Hotel Casa Blanca Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

So... these Galapagos blog entries are rather more detailed than the others, aren't they? Well, I guess we just saw more stuff (and this is here so we remember stuff too).<br><br>We awoke to find ourselves moored by Santa Fe island and Panga'd over to see massive Land Iguanas (big and bright yellow), cacti (bigger) and a Galapagos hawk (also big, eating a placenta).But enough about that - we then went and swam with sharks! <br>Wicked.<br><br>We snorkelled in a gorgeous bay ...

Not sure how this write up is going to do the Galapagos tour justice - this place was probably on the top of both of our 'must see' lists and it didn´t disappoint... We spent 7 nights on a great boat were we managed to forget we were backpackers and were treated with 1st class service (and back to 3 big meals a day!). But it wasn't about the accommodation, it was all about the wildlife - it is there for you to literally trip over and get very close to. The sea life ...

San Cristóbal, wat een mooi eiland. Vrijdag na het werk in een bootje over de Pacific en dan DOLFIJNEN zien, GEWELDIG! Ik heb een aantal jaar geleden zo n tour gedaan op Tenerife, aber hier was het in het echt, in het wild, of onverwacht bedoel ik eigenlijk, dus dat maakt het wel heel speciaal. En ik was even afgeleid van mijn maag die niet zo blij was met de hoge golven, dus dat was ook een fijne bijkomstigheid. Wat San Cristóbal zo mooi en heerlijk ...

Before I jump into the awesomeness of the Galapagos Islands let me just make a recommendation. If you're ever thinking about going to the Galapagos Islands consider doing a land-based tour, meaning you physically sleep on the islands rather than by boat. Staying on the island means you have many more opportunities to do cool things on the island and the groups tend to be smaller. In our case we completely ...

Day 4 - today we said goodbye to some of our passengers, who had booked the 4-day cruise, as opposed to our 8-day version. This meant going to San Cristobal Island, and getting away from the animals for a while whilst we explored the Galapagos Visitor centre, which explained the origins of the islands, its wildlife (endemic, native and introduced) and the environmental issues affecting the islands. The most dramatic of these was the impact of us as tourists, who now ...

Just a quick note to say I have had an absolutely wonderful week in the Galapagos. Flying back to Guayaquil this lunchtime and will then head towards Cuenca and south to the Peruvian border. Have taken about a million photos, will try and stick some up here soon and add a bit more detail. Highlights included: a) Snorkelling with sea lions, turtles, sharks including hammerheads, rays b) The immensely silly birdlife c) The food on the boat d) being ...