September 18, 2007
Day 720
Galapagos Cruise Day 4.1
This morning, Wilmer led us on a tour of the Charles Darwin Research Center, which is the main place on the Galapagos for the rehabilitation of the giant land tortoises from which the islands received their name. We were in a major hurry because… Read More »
September 17, 2007
Day 719
Galapagos Cruise Day 4
We got to Floreana Island early in the morning once again, and our first stop was to a place called Puerto Cormorant. We had another guided walk around the shore, and we learned that this island was quite swampy compared with… Read More »
September 16, 2007
Day 718
Galapagos Cruise Day 3
We made it to Espanola Island at about 5:00 AM, and finally the engines were cut off and we stopped rocking so violently. I managed to get a couple hours of good sleep before our wakeup call for breakfast. Most of the other passengers… Read More »
September 15, 2007
Day 717
Galapagos Cruise Day 2
Luckily for us, we didn't have to go very far to reach our first stopping point today, so we remained anchored in the calm bay most of the night. At 5:00 AM, however, the noisy engine started up, we started rocking our way toward… Read More »
September 14, 2007
Day 716
Galapagos Cruise Day 1
To begin our cruise, Daniela and I had to go yet again back to the airport in Baltra. The itineraries for the cruises are laid out with the assumption that passengers will fly in, do their cruise, and fly out without doing anything independently.… Read More »
September 13, 2007
Day 715
I went to the airport early today to meet Daniela when her flight arrived from Guayaquil. She has been doing well since I last saw her, having gone to Spain, France, and Turkey a few months ago. She told me she was thinking of going back to Spain for… Read More »
September 12, 2007
Day 714
My cruise decision was made easier for me this morning. I went to book a four-day cruise, but was told that it was no longer available, but a five day cruise for the same price on a lower class of boat suddenly was. The cruise went to different islands,… Read More »
September 11, 2007
Day 713
I had already been to two different sets of islands off the Pacific coast of South America called "The Poor Man's Galapagos." They were both interesting places to visit, but I still hadn't satiated my appetite for the unique nature that exists on these tropical islands, so I decided… Read More »
September 8-10, 2007
Day 710-712
To get to the Galapagos, you have to fly, and the cheapest location to fly from is good old Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. I had already been there a couple times to use the airport, but this time I got there a few days before my flight… Read More »
September 4-7, 2007
Days 706-709
It took another whole day on two different buses to reach Cuenca. At least I was back on paved roads so the trip was more pleasant.
I decided to try some Couchsurfing in Ecuador and stayed with a guy named Roy. He's a computer programmer and is currently working… Read More »
