Finch Bay

... off to Finch Hatton to do the "Forrest Flyers' which is a little wire thing that suspends you in the forest. Anyway we got to Finch Hatton a little early so decided to drive to the Gorge, now to get to the gorge you had to drive over these water Fords, I ...

... disembarking MV Santa Cruz to Santa Cruz Island. Our time in Galapagos was not over as we were spending another two days at Finch Bay Hotel but before we bade farewell to our friends from the boat we were visiting the Charles Darwin Research ...

... we see a lazy lion dazing behind one of the low hanging trees or hear the elephants make their trumpet sound??? And was that Denis Finch-Hatton's plane I could hear in the distance? Now where is that damn coffee farm of mine???? Never hurt having a lively ...

... ) and headed off to the somewhat off the beaten track national park of Eungella as well as the Platypus Bush Camp in nearby Finch Hatton Gorge. It's worth noting that we would not even have found these places were it nor for our trusty Rough Guide travel ...

... a car and drove South, aiming to be in Byron Bay (South of Brisbane) by the 14th January.  On the 30th we visited Finch Hatton Gorge near Mackay and walked in the rainforest before swimming in a lagoon at the bottom of a big waterfall.  That was ...

... on October 20 to continue their round-the-world expedition. While visiting the Galapagos Islands, Darwin collected the famous finch specimens which were the foundation of his theory of evolution. The finches, specifically their beaks, continue to evolve. ...

... . Once in Puerto Ayora town, we took another boat, a water taxi, for 3 minutes to another pier leading to our hotel, the Finch Bay Resort (best resort-hotel in Ecuador in 2002) (www.FinchBayHotel.com) ($1079/person for 5-days & 4-nights; 3 ...

... Cruz Island) discovering the beaches before embarking on our 8-day cruise around the Islands.  While at Santa Cruz we went to Finch Bay where of course there were lots of finches and the water was crystal clear; Tortuga bay where there were lots of ...

... the mercy of the Scenic Rim walking trail. From the Botanic Gardens it was a short and painless hike over a small hill to Finch Bay, where we clambered around on some massive boulders for a bit of fun, still wonderfully ignorant of what was ahead. ...

... were ok with lots of greenery about but not many flowers. I only found about 3 orchids in bloom. We went for a walk to Finch Bay (going through the botanical gardens) up and down several hills through a type of forest. The bay was really nice, sheltered ...

... like a beach. We try another path, find a number of concrete roads that don't lead anywhere ,but finally find ourselves back at the Finch Bay. Ask the manager where Playa de los Alemanes is, and he says - right here! The hotel used to be the Delfin, ...

... a great night with them getting to bed about 3.30am. New Years Day We had a lazy morning and then caught a water taxi across to Finch Bay where there is a nice beach. It was hot but overcast but good swimming weather. Again we bumped into Irene and had a ...

... hit the waves. The water is a balmy 21 degrees celsius in the bay and a bit cooler where the waves are. We took the water taxi to Finch Bay and checked out Playa de los Alemanes, not a bad bay but the sand is not the best. And if you want to go to Las ...

... our first round of ceviche (raw fish marinated in lime juice) which was delicious.  After lunch we went for a kayak west past Finch Bay to do some snorkling in Shark Bay. Our guide for the day, Phillip, had some trouble with the snorkles, and the ...

... 'terminal'. We filled out a form and paid the $100 entrance fee to the islands. We were greeted by a rep from the Finch Bay Eco Hotel and waited about 40 minutes for our bags, which was really silly, then took everything past control officers who asked ...