Galapagos so far
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Hey all
I´m currently sitting in a net cafe on the Island of Isabela in the Galapagos. So far, we´ve had four nights here and five very filled days. We arrived after a 3 hour flight (one stop) to San Cristobel island where we stayed for two nights. We were amazed to see sea lions on the beach, just 500m from our hotel, and in abundance too. The town on San Cristobel is very quaint and beachside like. Nice place, could easily live there!
We did a bit of walking and had our first swim, and to our surprise, there were a couple of sea lions in the water with us checking us out. The next day we took a boat trip out for two snorkels sessions out around ¨Kicker Rock¨. The first session was very cool, there were heaps of very playful sea lions which would swim right up to you, within inches and play with you. They would even blow bubbles if you did the same thing with your snorkel mask. So cool. Saw lots of fish too.
We had a bit of a bike that afternoon down from the highlands (we got driven up) which was good fun. The next day we packed up and set off early to Floreana island, about a 2.5hour boat ride. We did more snorkeling there, again playing with sea lions the whole time. We grabbed lunch and had a bit of a walk around before getting back on the boat and driving another 2.5 odd hours to Isabela, where I am now.
Yesterday we went for a long hike to the biggest volcano on the island, about a 5 hour round trip. The caldera (crater) is massive and walking around on and looking at the formations made by the volcanic rock was pretty cool. We had the avo to ourselves which a few of us used to take in a swim at the beach. That night we had dinner and headed to a little bar on the beach where I sat back in a hammock and drank a few cold beers. Was excellent.
Today we went snorkelling again just near the townsite. Didn´t swim with sea lions this time but saw giant turtles, manta rays and iguanas swimming. Well, that´s it for now. More beautiful hot days, cold beers and exciting things to come from the Galapagos still. Can´t wait.
Still working on pics. Sorry.
Ciao!
I´m currently sitting in a net cafe on the Island of Isabela in the Galapagos. So far, we´ve had four nights here and five very filled days. We arrived after a 3 hour flight (one stop) to San Cristobel island where we stayed for two nights. We were amazed to see sea lions on the beach, just 500m from our hotel, and in abundance too. The town on San Cristobel is very quaint and beachside like. Nice place, could easily live there!
We did a bit of walking and had our first swim, and to our surprise, there were a couple of sea lions in the water with us checking us out. The next day we took a boat trip out for two snorkels sessions out around ¨Kicker Rock¨. The first session was very cool, there were heaps of very playful sea lions which would swim right up to you, within inches and play with you. They would even blow bubbles if you did the same thing with your snorkel mask. So cool. Saw lots of fish too.
We had a bit of a bike that afternoon down from the highlands (we got driven up) which was good fun. The next day we packed up and set off early to Floreana island, about a 2.5hour boat ride. We did more snorkeling there, again playing with sea lions the whole time. We grabbed lunch and had a bit of a walk around before getting back on the boat and driving another 2.5 odd hours to Isabela, where I am now.
Yesterday we went for a long hike to the biggest volcano on the island, about a 5 hour round trip. The caldera (crater) is massive and walking around on and looking at the formations made by the volcanic rock was pretty cool. We had the avo to ourselves which a few of us used to take in a swim at the beach. That night we had dinner and headed to a little bar on the beach where I sat back in a hammock and drank a few cold beers. Was excellent.
Today we went snorkelling again just near the townsite. Didn´t swim with sea lions this time but saw giant turtles, manta rays and iguanas swimming. Well, that´s it for now. More beautiful hot days, cold beers and exciting things to come from the Galapagos still. Can´t wait.
Still working on pics. Sorry.
Ciao!
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