Hotel Gardner Puerto Ayora
Galapagos Islands, entre Bolivar Naveda y 12 de Febrero Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, 09041320, Ecuador
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Tortoises
A 5am start was necessary to get the most out of the day as we needed to travel back to Santa Cruz from Isabela on the horrible boat. It wasn't pleasant but better than the way there. There were fewer people on the boat and the sea was less rough.
Having had breakfast on the roof top of the hotel we drove to the Darwin centre. Essentially …
Snorkelling
Another two hour boat ride to Floreana, I was sorting of dreading it given previous boat experiences. As I settled my eyes on the horizon a dolphin dove across the water. Its the closest I've ever seen wild dolphins and it looked just like it does in photographs. The boat ride was nowhere near as bad as I expected, but I did take advantage of the …
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Who needs Sea Life Park?
... for its local residents. Don’t get me wrong, places like Sea Life Park are important but you can’t beat seeing nature at work, both birth and death in their natural setting.
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Swimming with the sharks, sea lions & turtles
I felt something brush against my leg. No, it wasn’t the underwater vegetation as there was not much of it. Was it a sea lion whom I was filming and came too close? No, it was a shark!
After our noon lunch, at 2 pm it ...
Pre-historic iguanas
What a lovely way to announce the day is piped pan music at 6.30 am as our wake up call. I was awake anyway having ...


