Last Day in the Galapagos
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We got to swim with sharks – several times! It was fantastic. We went for a deep water snorkel around Devils Crown, which is a sunken atoll off one of the larger islands here. The current was really strong, so when we jumped in the water out of the boat everyone took a second to adjust to the pull of the water. I was looking for sharks immediately, and I was not disappointed. As soon as we got in, I looked down and about 25 meters below me was either a black tip or a Galapagos shark gliding away from us along the bottom. I didn’t get a good enough look at it to positively identify it.
Tortoises
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Today we were up for a 6:30 breakfast on board, and we were greeted by a loud, officious bull sea lion herding his harem at the side of our boat. It was pretty funny to watch how important he clearly felt he was.
Galapagos!
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We made it to the Galapagos Islands – so far its everything they promised: sea lions, blue footed boobies, marine iguanas, snorkeling – its everything you are told to expect and more. I can´t believe how much we have seen and we have only been here for an afternoon! We have to get back on our boat in 5 minutes – we´ll update this on Wednesday!
Noel & George
At The Markets
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We spent today wandering various markets in valleys between enormous volcanoes. The market at Otavalo is a Indigenous handicraft market full of textiles, jewelry, and woolen sweaters. It is the biggest craft market in Ecuador, and it was interesting to wander around the goods and people. We didn’t buy anything, but we took lots of pictures of the people.
Planning For South America
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Well we finally got all our plane tickets sorted for our trip to Ecuador and Peru this summer. We start in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, to Toronto, Canada, to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, to Quito, Ecuador. Then take a plane to the Galapagos Islands. After 10 days there we fly back to Quito and hop onto a plane for Lima, Peru. Lots of planes on this trip, but it should be an amazing adventure.
