Glorious Galapagos

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Samba Sam

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   The Galapagos adventure begins

   Santa Cruz, Ecuador | Apr 08 '06 | Reviews: 0

   We caught a morning flight from Quito over to the Galapagos Islands - Baltra Island, more specifically. Upon arrival, 2 hours later, we collec... Continue reading »

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   Sombrero Chino & Bartolome Islands

   Santa Cruz, Ecuador | Apr 09 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Unfortunately I woke up feeling extremely ill (I'm convinced as a result of a dodgy beer - but since I was the only person to have a dodgy beer all... Continue reading »

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   Santiago, Rabida & Pinzon Islands

   Santa Cruz, Ecuador | Apr 10 '06 | Reviews: 0

   First thing in the morning we went ashore Santiago Island at James Bay (known locally as Puerto Egas). We saw a variety of birdlife including a Gal... Continue reading »

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   Tortoise tour

   Santa Cruz, Ecuador | Apr 11 '06 | Reviews: 0

   After an early breakfast & the departure of a couple of our group (who were only on a 5-day tour), we headed to the Darwin Station on Santa Cru... Continue reading »

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   Fun on Floreana

   Floreana, Ecuador | Apr 12 '06 | Reviews: 0

   As Gino hadn't written up our plan for the day, after breakfast Brid (one of the Irish ladies) decided to write it up from memory from ou... Continue reading »

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   Espanola Island

   Floreana, Ecuador | Apr 13 '06 | Reviews: 0

   We arrived at Suarez Bay, Espanola Island in the early hours of the morning (although I was thankfully finally in a deep sleep at the time). A... Continue reading »

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   Santa Fe, South Plaza & Seymour Islands

   Seymour, Ecuador | Apr 14 '06 | Reviews: 0

   After breakfast we took the pangas to the shore of Santa Fe, from where we went for a short walk - to find some land iguanas - passing lots of... Continue reading »

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   Whoever said "all good things must come to an end" must have been mad :o(

   Santa Cruz, Ecuador | Apr 15 '06 | Reviews: 0

   So today was the last day of my week-long Galapagos cruise. Having had such a great week, it was really hard to think about going back to mainland... Continue reading »

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