Today is our 23rd wedding anniversary.  That is the reason we aren’t flying home yesterday or today.  I refused to be a traveller on my anniversary.  I wanted (as did Kris) to enjoy the day.  So we extended our vacation a couple days so we could be here.  We have a tradition of being on…

This morning we slept in, all the way to 730!  Our hotel is nice but the curtains aren’t so good at blocking light.  But hey, that’s two hours later than the last few days.  After a nice breakfast we wandered into town to add more data to the phone plan.  We are using a mix…

This morning we woke up anchored just off North Seymour.  Yet another lovely sunrise.  We’ve seen a lot of those recently. From that view we had a very short ride in the dinghy to land for the last hike of the cruise.  At 6am of course.  But we got to see more sea lions, land…

 This morning on Floreana was another early start to do our final wet landing.  Then a short easy walk to a lagoon to see flamingos. Their nesting site. And feeding on shrimp, squid and insects.  The colour of the flamingo is mostly determined by the food they eat. After viewing we continued over to the…

After leaving San Cristobal around 11pm we cruised overnight to Espanola Island.  We went for a 7am hike via a dry landing.  We were met by sea lions lounging (of course) and a different kind of marine iguana. Red ones like these.     Then it was time to move on to the cliff area…

We found some cellular signal so we are madly uploading while we can. We woke up in Bartolome after a 7 hour cruise from Genovesa. 530 start so we could see penguins! The only penguins that are equatorial and north of the equator Lots of penguins, even one waving hello as we arrived.   And…

This morning started with a 6am snorkel to see hammerhead, eagle rays, turtles and Kicker Rock. Darn early start to hop in the water but it was worth it. Us snorkeling.   Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido, the sleeping lion). One of “the” places to see when in the Galapagos. After breakfast is was time for…