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Ecuador Day 17 – Cruise Day 4 – Sea lions and Land Iguanas
Read More: Ecuador Day 17 – Cruise Day 4 – Sea lions and Land IguanasAfter a night at anchor just between the two Plaza Islands it was time for a 6am shore excursion. Here we got to see land iguanas. This guy was posing just for us. As were these guys. They eat the Opuntia cactus. There were also the swallow tail gulls. This one was a young teenager.…
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Ecuador Day 15 – Cruise 2
Read More: Ecuador Day 15 – Cruise 2We found some cellular signal so we can update. We cruised north overnight to Genovesa Island. We arrived around 6am. The ocean was a big rough at times but Kris didn't get sick. That's the important part. We were worried that she may. She has good drugs! The view from our boat of the bay.…
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Ecuador Day 14 – Cruise Day 1 – Bachas Bay and Sail to Genovesa
Read More: Ecuador Day 14 – Cruise Day 1 – Bachas Bay and Sail to GenovesaWe are still in cellular range so I can post today. This morning we packed a duffel, left our suitcase at Hotel Fiesta and headed to the airport. Yes we went to the airport to get a boat. Weird right? Most people fly in and go directly to their boat. So the meet point…
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Ecuador Day 13 – Bahia Tortuga
Read More: Ecuador Day 13 – Bahia TortugaThe good weather returned so off we went on a long walk. Total round trip was close to 12km but the rewards were worth it. Tortuga Bay is a 45 minute walk from the entrance to the beach along a stone boardwalk in the forest. The walk in was lovely. Lots of Opuntia…
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Ecuador Day 12 – A Quiet Day to Relax
Read More: Ecuador Day 12 – A Quiet Day to RelaxToday was a rest day. We planned some down time into this trip, just not on a specific day. We’ve learned (slowly) that 2-3 weeks straight of touring every day is tiring. And that means we (meaning me more than Kris) stop paying attention. Well today was that rest day. Partially because we were a…
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Day 11 Ecuador – Iguanas, Snorkelling and Boobies
Read More: Day 11 Ecuador – Iguanas, Snorkelling and BoobiesThis morning we had an earlier start to make our tour boat. The tour took us to a snorkel stop, Las Grietas again and then on to Playa de los Perros. We had a guide as he came with the boat. He spoke mostly Spanish and a little English. So we got the gist and…
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Ecuador Day 10 – Nymphs and Tortoises
Read More: Ecuador Day 10 – Nymphs and TortoisesWe had a nice sleep in and breakfast this morning. After that it was time to head out and explore some more. We confirmed at the desk that you can’t take a water taxi to the Playa de los Perros, you must take a tour boat. So it wasn’t really our Spanish that failed us…
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Ecuador Day 9 – Learning our way around Puerto Ayora
Read More: Ecuador Day 9 – Learning our way around Puerto AyoraThis morning we had a nice sleep in till around 830 and a leisurely breakfast. Today was a day to find our way around a bit. So far Puerto Ayora reminds us a bit of Cairns. Backpacker or Surfer town vibe. At dinner last night we overheard a group comparing room rates. They had all…
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Ecuador Day 8 – Flight to Galapagos and a rest day.
Read More: Ecuador Day 8 – Flight to Galapagos and a rest day.Today was a travel day. We got to sleep in all the way to 8am, big improvement over the last few days. We flew from Guayaquil to Baltra via Avianca. The trip from the airport to the hotel was a little adventurous. Because the airport is on the island of Baltra, we had to take…
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Ecuador Day 7 – From the Mountains to the Coast
Read More: Ecuador Day 7 – From the Mountains to the CoastAfter a decent nights sleep at 11,300′ above sea level it was time to head downhill. As I said yesterday landslides have close parts of the track we were to take. So a nice comfortable <insert sarcasm here> 4 hour bus ride was the only way to continue. We’ve learned that train travel is quite…
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