Orca San Cristobal

Av. Charles Darwin, San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, SP6 2LE, Ecuador

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5. Tag Galapagos - Kreuzfahrt zwischen den Inseln

A travel blog entry by claudi2011

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... nicht ohne vorher Schildkrötengeruch annehmen
zu müssen. Böse (oder wissende) Kollegen unter den männlichen
Nationalparkguides behaupteten, wenn diese junge
Dame es nicht schaffe, dann niemand ! Aber auch sie scheiterte.
Weitere Ideen kamen nicht auf und so liess man George endlich in
Ruhe. Seitdem hat sich nichts an der Situation geändert, George ist
und bleibt lonesome. Und ist mittlerweile zum Maskottchen ...

Day 18 – Swimming with Turtles part 2

A travel blog entry by saseau

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... on, trying not to trip on iguanas that we’ve now stopped photographing. At the point, we spot more boobies and spend an eternity watching a massive sea lion play in the cove. It eventually comes up to the beach beside us and proceeds to frolic in the sand, giving itself a good scrub. This island is just teeming with life.

As much as we loved the hike, it’s time to get back in the water. After yesterday’s snorkeling experience, ...

Day 16 – Landlubber’s adventure

A travel blog entry by saseau

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... the national park. Now, they act as advisers to the government and are working diligently to control the invasive species that have been introduced to the islands. Less glamorous than animals, the plants and, consequently, the ecosystems on these islands are changing by the direct or indirect influence of humans. Simple acts like bringing fruit bearing plants have caused outbreaks of certain vegetation.

We are off to see the star attraction, Lonesome George. He is a ...

Goodbye Panama hello Galapagos

A travel blog entry by sharkita

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... Galapagos to get favourable wind and current conditions, which worked out fairly well for us, however the ITCZ is quite a game to play, with upper level very cold and dry winds from the Antarctic being above tropical warm and moist winds, the warm air wants to go up and the cold air wants to come down, an experienced ITCZ player would probably tell you that it’s a little foolish to run your cruising ...

Galapagos Lava Rocks, Seals, Volcano and Ice Cream

A travel blog entry by jmabro

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... jump off. Wonderfully refreshing!

As it was our last night on board Tip Top Tres we had a Captain's Cocktail with farewell speeches before dinner. After dinner, the "usual suspects" were joined by Jorge and we all had our last beers up on deck before going off to get packed up and go to sleep. It really does pass by far too quickly but what an incredible adventure a week in the Galapagos Islands really is, one I HIGHLY recommend!

TT3 provided ...

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