FUN-travel: South America – Galapagos Islands – Day 1 & 2
February 13, 2012 by Susan Clarke
Day 4 – Tuesday, February 7 – Quito to San Cristobal – Galapagos Islands for 10 day cruise – cloudy, overcast, high 60’s
American Oyster Catcher
- Good News – ready to go for next adventure
Sally Lightfoot Crab
- Bad News – 7:30 am depart for airport
- Good News – 9:30 flight on time to San Cristobal w/stop in Guayaquil
- Bad News – arrive late 1 pm – very humid, high 80’s w/clouds – long line through customs
- Good News – 1:40 pm take bus to pier – then Zodiac boat to M/V Galapagos Explorer II – ship built 1990 for Renaissance – nice & small w/50 cabins & 6 decks
- More Good News – my birthday is in 5 days & my present is a cabin upgrade!
- Bad News – state of the art then, pretty dated now
Max the Marine Iguana
- Good News – life boat drill big deal after Costa ship wreck in Italy 2 weeks ago
- Bad News – forgot to pack snorkel gear – have to pay to rent
- Good News – 5 to 7 pm afternoon excursion – wet landing @ Wizard Hill
Sally the Sea Lion
- Good News – take long walk on white sand beach – see sea lions – American Oyster Catcher bird, black w/long red bill – Sally Lightfoot Crab w/most beautiful colors of turquoise, black, orange & yellow
- Bad News – water to rough to snorkel
FF (FUN-facts) – Galapagos is Central Time but to have maximum daylight stay on Eastern Time.
Day 5 – Wednesday, February 8 – Espanola Island – high clouds, warm, high 80’s
Nesting Nasca or Masked Boobie
- Bad News – 6:30 wake up
- 1st Excursion – 8 am – wet landing @Bahia Gardner Beach
- Good News – take walk on soft white sand beach – see lots of sea lions frolicking in the water & sunning on beach
- More Good News – 9:30 snorkel adventure – see 4 ft shark, big stingray, water snake, lots of colorful fish
Blue Footed Boobie
- Good News – 11 am back on ship w/good snacks
- Good News – nice lunch w/lots of food options & back to room to siesta!
- 2nd Excursion – 3 to 6 pm afternoon excursion – dry landing at Punta Suarez
- Good News – take long, slow strenuous walk over very rocky, steep, hilly terrain
- Good News – see nesting Blue Footed Boobies & Nasca of masked Boobies w/baby chicks, marine guanas, lots of baby sea lions
- Good News – see blow hole – natural split in volcanic rock creates geyser affect when waves come in
- More Good News – see huge school of frisky dolphins
FF – White sand beaches created by Parrot fish eating coral and then pooping.
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2 Responses to “FUN-travel: South America – Galapagos Islands – Day 1 & 2”
I am so excited about my trip to South Africa next month. Thanks for sharing your experience.
You are so welcome and we were in South Africa in 2010. You can find it in FUN-travel on my site FUN-damentals.com. Have a great trip! Susan