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THe kingdom of Animals
Galapagos we have arrived!!! It is even more amazing than I could have imagined !!
This is truly A paradise!
Once we were on the plane and started to see then pacific ocean it was like all worries just drifted away and the incredible fresh air when we landed was amazing. It was about 42 Km to cross the island From the airport to Poerto …
Swimming with Sharks on the Galapagos Islands
We were in Huaraz, Peru waiting for the overnight bus to Lima, for a flight the following day to Guayaquil, Ecuador and then on to the Galapagos Islands, and we were having misgivings. One, we had to let go of further exploration of northern Peru which we might later regret; two, even though we found good deals on flights, we had a feeling it might …
Galapagos...
Arrived back in Quito from the Galapagos Islands on Sept 1st. Spent 4 nights in total on the islands which wasn't enough to be honest. A trip advertised at 7 days turned out to be 3 days (2 nights) in Quito and 4 days (4 nights) in the Galapagos Islands - just something to be aware of if anyone is thinking of going to the islands with Intrepid …
Arrived in the Galapagos!
... shirt which seemed to be decent quality. Will definitely buy a couple on the way back!
The bus took us to the “dock” where we would take the zodiac to the ship. While waiting at the dock, we saw a couple of really cute bright red (or orange) crabs on the lava rock, and some sea lions far away, and some birds. Somehow they did not get me too excited.
A short zodiac ride took us to the ship. We all had to wear life jacket on the zodiac ...
Galapagos by Land
... a presentation about the history of the Galapagos. The talk was focused mostly around pirates with Charles Darwin making cameo appearances here and there. It is said that both Daniel Defoe and Herman Melville found inspiration for their characters via the Galapagos area pirates. And apparently Captain Ahab was based on a seafaring cannibal...arghhh.
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