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Our final day cruising around the Galapagos! What a trip! We set sail in the morning for South Plaza Island. One of the smallest…

Today we visited the Island of Sombrero Chino. In English the name means Chinese Hat and is a good way to describe the shape…

Next we made our way to Rabida Island where our boat landed at its infamous red sandy beach (also called Jervis), from which…

We woke up very early (5:30am ekk) to visit Black Turtle Cove. It was really beautiful to zip along on our zodiacs towards…

We sailed in the morning to Gardner Bay an excellent swimming and snorkelling site. The beach was covered in sea lions…

The history of Floreana Island (also called Charles) has gradually evolved to reach near mythic proportions. The story…

Our flight from Quito to Galapagos had a quick connection in Guayaqil (we stayed on the plane, people left, newcomers joined).…

After spending a few nights in Quito I was thrilled to be spending a day zooming around the Andes with Paula and her husband…

I was so looking forward to heading back to Ecuador for another adventure! In 2007 I backpacked through South America for…

My last memory in Montanita consists of waiting for the bus at the edge of town and seeing a truck full of bright oranges. Speakers…

The bus station in Libertad basically consists of a small street with a few jalopy buses. A burly man spotted us and screamed…

Twenty six hours on a bus really isn’t that bad. I say that because the actual bus journey took 32 hours and at the 26…