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8 July 2018
With a cruise booked and confirmed, there was no pressure to do anything today. Which was just as well, because the sky was grey and clouded over with drizzle. After a lazy start, we headed out to the Charles Darwin Centre. In terms of living wildlife there, we saw the giant tortoises in adult and […]
7 July 2018
Morning sightseeing We started our exploration of Galapagos by going to Tortuga Bay. There was a choice of a 45 min walk or a short boatride; we chose the latter but would walk back after. The boat ride turned out to be a mistake. We had to wait for the boat beyond the appointed departure […]
6 July 2018
Today we fly to Galapagos, specifically Baltra (aka Santa Cruz), one of the two main airports which accept flights from mainland Ecuador. Departing Quito After breakfast our ride turned up at 0945 for the ride to the airport. We arrived at 1030 for our 1347 flight. We had heard about the lengthy procedures for Galapagos […]
5 July 2018
After breakfast we took Uber to TeleferiQo and then ascended by the cable car to the summit. It was higher than Mount Cook in New Zealand and similar to Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia. But here it was effortless in a cable car. Text continues after this gallery. We took a short walk and […]
4 July 2018
I woke around 0300 in Quito (around 1000 Madrid) and dozed till 0530 when I thought I could use my time productively. I did a few things on my to-do list that had been postponed for a few times before breakfast at 0800. We headed out at 0930 for a little wander before joining the […]