March 14, 2020 Early breakfast as usual, around 6:30 am. We're as spoiled as ever: bowl of fresh fruit (banana, watermelon, pineapple), bread, scrambled eggs, ham and cheese. Today, we're off for the day by boat, for a 360° tour of...
Galapagos – Jour 8: Découverte de San Cristobal
March 13, 2020 Our time on Santa Cruz was short. We're already off to another island: San Cristobal. Transfer from Santa Cruz to San Cristobal It's still early in the morning and we're still treated to a beautiful sunrise over Puerto Ayora....
Galapagos – Jour 7: Plongée à Bartolomé et Cousins rock
March 12, 2020 Today is one of the highlights of our stay with diving! We reach the Scuba Iguana diving center early in the morning. Time for a briefing, then we cross the island of Santa Cruz in a "pick-up", the only means of transport on the island :P...
Galapagos – Jour 6: Transfert vers l’île de Santa Cruz
A day of transport for the most part. We leave the beautiful island of Isabela for Santa Cruz, the most populated of the Galapagos. March 11, 2020 Goodbye Isabela The alarm goes off very early this morning, at 5am. Pablo is due to pick us up and take us...
Galapagos – Jour 5: Las Tintoreras et tortues terrestres géantes
Today, as usual, we set off early for a double kayak trip to Las Tintoreras. The aim of this expedition is to see more and more animals, including the famous Galapagos penguins. Kayaking in Las Tintoreras Las Tintoreras is a...
Galapagos – Jour 4: Los Tuneles (tunnels de Cabo Rosa)
March 9, 2020 The day starts early with Pablo picking us up to try out our snorkeling gear. Then we board a boat with a group of tourists from Denmark. Los Tuneles is the southernmost tip of Isabela Island. Only a few boats...
Galapagos – Jour 3: Volcan Sierra Negra et balade à vélo
Our Galapagos Diary continues, find all the articles at the end of this one. Galapagos Journal - March 8, 2020: After a good night's sleep, we get up around 6:30am to have a hearty breakfast, perfect for the day ahead....
Galapagos – Jour 2: Départ de Guayaquil vers Isla Isabela
Our Galapagos diary continues! March 7, 2020 After 5 hours' sleep, we're back at the airport, heading for the Galapagos! Stress-busting info before flying to the Galapagos: the ITK agency with which we booked a kind of...
Galapagos – Jour1: Grand départ
March 6, 2020 Our journey begins at 8am in Montreal, where we board our first plane bound for Panama City. Well, I say 8am... But we leave just over an hour late. Why are we late? We're not sure, there's little or no communication. But this...