Galapagos Cruise - Day 5
Trip Start
Aug 03, 2006
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10
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Trip End
Dec 13, 2006
Galapagos,
Ecuador
Friday, August 11, 2006
These amazing animals used to be seen as pests by the farmers until they realized tourists were willing to pay to wander around their farms searching for these giants. The farm also was home to some lava tubes formed by fast-moving lava flowing underneath colder lava that cooled and formed solid tubes.
On the way out the bus stopped at two giant volcanic craters which were impressive with the clouds rolling in.
"Are you still awake down there?!"
The Americans actually came in handy today. They complained to Raul that they did not want any more sleepless nights rocking back and forth in their bunks so he pulled a few strings and we drove across the island today to save 4 hrs of rocky seas. Thank goodness!!! Actually, we're warming a little more to the Americans as the days roll on. We stayed up late to have a few drinks with them and they are all very nice people. At first, we were disappointed that we weren't on a "cool backpacker" boat, but it's now becoming obvious that such a boat doesn't really exist. Most of the other boats seem to be full of Americans too!
DAILY FACTS
- Stayed on: The Eden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.
- Number of times Steve had to shove hand down toilet: 1 wee
- R.I.P.: Steve's sunglasses and Steve's prescription glasses. Neither of which are covered by travel insurance :-(
Comments
Your new friends
And finally, a photo of your american friends. My god there's a lot of them. Have you left and island yet and then realised you left one behind?
Love the giant tortoise porn photo, looks like they're really going for it ... just what I needed to see first thing this morning.
Americans
Great that you can get along with the parents, despite hating their kids. Usualy a tricky one to pull off.
Those munchkins don't look so tough. I bet you could take 'em.