Our Intrepid Active Galapagos tour finished in Quito and we celebrated with wood fired pizza and Marie bestowing awards on all passengers. JP and I earned the joint “Playful sea lions” award since we were fairly inseparable and fun. Marie and Paul are very special people and if you’re up…
Santa Cruz is the money island, land of big houses, bigger boats and tourist prices. Our hotel gave us a suite room so we had a large terrace and kitchen for the group to share, used primarily for pre- and post-dinner drinks and conversations. The view over the marina and…
Our final day on Isla Isabella started with a kayak trip around the bay and marina area. Marie and Karin were the ceremonial dunking sacrifices, Marie even went the extra mile and fell in twice. The water was brilliantly clear, that gorgeous aqua colour favoured by tourism brochures targeted at…
A stroll through the town, along a sandy path and across a lagoon in the morning gave us encounters with birds called stilts, ducks swimming on orange water and iguanas who like to sunbathe on the wooden walkway. Sometimes you’re lucky to see flocks of pink flamingoes on the lagoon…
Sierra Negra volcano at the bottom right side of Isla Isabella is the second largest crater in the world, the caldera is 9x11km. We set off for an 18km hike around the right hand side taking in views over the immense expanse of the caldera. I felt quite incapable of…