This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito For some of us this day was the 2nd landing on South Plaza (due to the schedule change) but that didn’t stop me from taking pictures! Earlier in the week the guides had told us that, much like a diver uses a dive…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito An early start this day; up at 5 to say goodbye to the gang leaving today. Once they were gone, we climbed aboard the panga and, with Sausimo at the helm and the Monserrat following behind, we set off for Caleta Tortuga Negra…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito To the north-west of Chinese Hat & Rabida sits Santiago Island. It’s 226 square miles and almost 3,000 feet at it’s highest point. According to the GPS on my camera, we were at 14 min 47 seconds S, which is just under 15…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito After yesterday’s deviation from our planned course we are back on track – busy day today! Our longest sailing yet, from South Plaza north west to Sombrero Chino (Chinese Hat). Chinese Hat is a tiny island (less than .25 square km in size)…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito This was supposed to have been the day on Isabella Island. Instead, we went ever so slightly north to Seymour Norte (North Seymour) in the morning and then south-east to Plaza Sur (South Plaza) in the afternoon. The Galapagos islands are relatively “new”…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito My trip to the Galapagos was “West, Central and East Islands”; 7 nights aboard the Monserrat. In the west – Isabela; the East – South Plaza, Santa Cruz & San Cristobal and central – Santiago, Chinese Hat, Baltra, Rabida & North Seymour. I…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito For my second day in Quito, I decided to get out of the city. I signed up for a “Bird Photo Tour” that would take me north west of the city, to the Tandayapa Cloud Forest Reserve. Pickup was early, 5:30 am and…
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This post is part of a series called Galapagos Islands & Quito The Galapagos islands are located approx 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific, the only way to get there is to fly from mainland Ecuador – from either Quito or Guayaquil. In my case, it was Quito. The highest capital…
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