Yesterday was a free day in Guayaquil, so we went down to the waterfront, checked out the Parque de los Iguanas and a museum, and walked along El Malecon 2000, which is a revitalized strip along the water (when the Guaya River enters the Pacific) with touristy promenade, shops, view points, gardens. It connects up…
We flew back to Guayaquil from the Galapagos. It was a great trip – watching blue-footed boobies dance, magnificent frigatebirds, swimming with young sea lions, eating excellent food on the boat. We took lots of photos, and the underwater camera has worked well. One evening on the boat, one of the young people had his…
This afternoon we met the other people who will be on our 4-day cruise – 2 Australians, 2 Dutch, 1 Irish, and us. We were taken to lunch and then to the tortoise area here on Santa Cruz Island. Saw about 6 or 8 giant tortoises, including one blocking the road on the way in…
Today we walked to Tortuga Beach – several kilometers away but very beautiful. Perhaps one of the most beautiful beaches anywhere. This afternoon, coming back, everyone in the shops was watching Ecuador play Argentina in a World Cup qualification game. Ecuador won 2-o so people have been driving around honking horns.
Monday afternoon we started a 2-night visit to Isabela Island – a package including transport, guide, hotel, meals, horseback riding. Into a boat with 2 Yamaha 175 motors and away we hurtled, bouncing for 2 hours. I had taken a precautionary Gravol at the start, when they asked if we got seasick and offered plastic…
We arrived here from Guayaquil on Saturday (I think) with the arrangements made from our hostel there, for a hotel and a 4-day cruise starting on Friday June 12. We met up with a German woman travelling by herself and shared our triple room with her. Then yesterday on the street we met a German…
We arrived in Quayaquil and bought tickets for the next day to fly to the Galapagos, with the intent of finding a last-minute arrangement for a cruise during the 12 days we had allowed before returning to Lima to fly home. In Quayaquil we went to a hostel that had been recommended on-line as having…
Here is the complete list of what I’m taking to Peru and Ecuador. It is more than I like to carry but the only significant reductions I could make would be to reduce the one-month supply of shampoo, sunscreen, etc., or leave the binoculars. However, this seems like a binocular trip of a life, so…
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