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Part 3: Sealions, iguanas and llamas
... behind on myself. Here’s the first of two blogs I'll be posting over the next few days…
After returning from the waterfall haven of Banos, Nick and I finished our time in Ecuador by climbing Cotopaxi volcano, boating round the wonderful Galapagos Islands, visiting the official centre of the world and then having some jungle fun. We’re now in Peru, but more on that in my next entry.
Cotopaxi (see photos) ...
Weeks 16 & 17: Cruise and Diving
... and some of the other passengers who were already on the island. We had to wait for another 2 hours at the airport before all passengers for our boat had arrived. Around 12:30 we were ready and we left for the Fragata, which would be our home for 7 nights. I booked Fragata based on its itinerary. I wanted a cruise, which would take me to Genovesa and Espanola and wouldn’t spend too much time on Santa Cruz of San Cristobal. Fragate is a lower lever first ...
And so it Goes, The Galapagos
... and we were welcomed into the Galapagos with a clear sky and 86° F weather!
Once we got our things together, we met our guide for our time in the Galapagos, John. He gave us a little time to check out the local artisan market, then we boarded a bus to the harbor where we would meet our boat. Our boatīs name was ĻAmigo IĻ, captained by Franklin. The entire crew came out to meet us, noticeably excited to have us on board. We quickly divided into ...
Where the sea lions rule...
... barks of a sea lion to the rock edge, I had taken some photos of 2 cavorting in the water. Squinting at the playback screen through the sun, I began wandering towards what I thought was the path leading onwards. It was only the snort and a sudden jerk from what I had thought was a rock, and therefore about to stand on, which brought my attention back to where I was treading. Said sea lion reared up, looked at me with total disdain, gave a disgruntled bark and ...
Week 13 & 14: Rescue diving and windmills
... during the basic courses but surfacing on one regulator is something different. I had to control our ascend rate and maintain the breathing rhythm between us two and at the surface inflated Jacob’s BCD first and then inflate mine orally. A very nice but challenging exercise. On day 3, Max who is also a rescue diver student joined me and we practiced saving a panicked diver again. I had fun playing the panicked diver and tried to make it as realistic as possible for Max. We ...
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