Month: December 2010
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Day 79 – Early Morning (Quito, Ecuador)
Woke up at five, quick shower, ate sandwich that was prepared last night by a hotel restaurant. Pablo came picked us up and took to the pier. Agricultural inspection of bags, municipal “exit” tax…hahaha. Small boat (16 people), took anti sea sickness pills, the ride much smoother, less than two hours. Took taxi to the…
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Day 78 – Last Day (Island Isabella, Galapogos, Ecuador)
Late breakfast, empty hotel…all tourists left. Few French and German people arrived in the afternoon. Moved to a new room – Amarillo room…much nicer. . Website update, Skype with friends. Little dark girl running around, playing with Vadim’s iphone and sitting on his lap. Lunch in town; terrible, slow service, flies, bad food (grilled octopus…
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Day 77 – 24 km hike to the Volcano (Island Isabella, Galapogos, Ecuador)
Woke up early, confusion with the clocks, walked to volcano (Negra… and Chico), ten people, walking 7 hours, 24 km round-trip distance, truck, guide spoke some Russian, jungle road, huge crater at Volcan Negra (12km in diameter making it second biggest volcano in the world) . Walking on lava, colorful rocks, surreal landscape, saw flamingoes…
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Day 76 – Island Isabella – Amazing Nature (Island Isabella, Galapogos, Ecuador)
Nice breakfast, took a boat to Tintorellas, two in a boat, saw couple of penguins, thousands of iguanas, frigates, few sea lions, sharks swimming with turtles, spitting iguanas, Vadim snorkeling with sea lions, many sea lions on fishermen boats, people selling lobsters. . We extended stay till Tuesday, lunch at the hotel, dinner in the…
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Day 75 – Galapogos – Turtles (Galapogos, Ecuador)
No breakfast at the hotel, nice meal at a nearby restaurant (pancakes), went to El Chato turtle reserve, Vadim riding the turtle (yes, the turtle had fun too), and lava tunnel squeezing through a low underpass. . Then, at Darvin station, baby turtles, saw famous Lonesome George. Bought sea sickness medicine and took a boat…