Finally! We had been talking about the Galapagos probably for the last 6 months. Organising it was in the end quite complicated - we could not manage to book something for the exact moment when we where in Ecuador (all flights leave from Ecuador) since we had decided not to spent any of our remaining three month in Ecuador, but most in Peru and Bolivia.
So we ended up leaving the camper in Lima and flying back to Guayaquil from where we would board the pland to the islands.
On Sunday morning we left the camper at a hotel with closed parking that we had found and flew back to Guayaquil where we met with my mother who had come directly from Germany a day earlier. We stayed one night in Guayaquil and then got the Monday morning flight to Baltra on the Galapagos. When landing we could already see our boat, the Angelique. From the airport we went straight to the boat and around 11 o’clock we lifted the anchor and made our first short journey to a nice beach where we had lunch and could go for a first snorkeling outing.
So we ended up leaving the camper in Lima and flying back to Guayaquil from where we would board the pland to the islands.
On Sunday morning we left the camper at a hotel with closed parking that we had found and flew back to Guayaquil where we met with my mother who had come directly from Germany a day earlier. We stayed one night in Guayaquil and then got the Monday morning flight to Baltra on the Galapagos. When landing we could already see our boat, the Angelique. From the airport we went straight to the boat and around 11 o’clock we lifted the anchor and made our first short journey to a nice beach where we had lunch and could go for a first snorkeling outing.
The Angelique was an old sailing/motor yacht equipped for 14 passengers and 8 crew. We had chosen this boat because the deck looked reasonably large for the kids to have a bit of space to run around. And we liked the look of the sailing boat. However, one has to understand that the sailing boats on the Galapagos almost never use their sails - too much crew required and a less reliable schedule.
Anna’s account:
I loved the Galapagos Islands! In particular, the baby sealions I liked because they were small and furry and cute. I liked the blue footed boobies especially when they were doing there mating dance. They lift their feet up to show that they have blue feet and they flap with their wings.
When we went to the Charles Darwin research station you can see the giant turtoises. One of them opened its mouth very much.
I loved the Galapagos Islands! In particular, the baby sealions I liked because they were small and furry and cute. I liked the blue footed boobies especially when they were doing there mating dance. They lift their feet up to show that they have blue feet and they flap with their wings.
When we went to the Charles Darwin research station you can see the giant turtoises. One of them opened its mouth very much.
