(Matt) - Each Parrot on it´s perch, each Monkey on it´s rope- We changed our minds about whether or not to go to the Galapagos Islands about 10 times an hour, every hour, for weeks. The main items in the against column were: the high cost, the time committment and a stark warning in Lonely Planet Guidebook about attempting to travel there independently. To be fair it´s not just Lonely Planet, everywhere there is advice that the only way to see the Galapagos Islands is to book a five day to two-week cruise, for us it was never really an option as it would be too expensive. Then on our two week volunteer placement we met an Australian called James who´d just been in the Galapagos for nine days and travelled there cheaply, independently and had
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