Blogs from Galápagos, Ecuador, South America - page 81

I managed to sleep soundly for about 3 hours, then we heard the anchor being raised, the engine of our 1st class yacht purrrrrring and soon enough the rough seas throwing us all over our cabin... It was going to be a long night! We were sailing from Santa Cruz Island to San Cristobal and would be sailing for 6 hours overnight - great. The alarm went off at 6.15 as breakfast was served at 7 (I don´t think i´ve ever had breakfast at 7!!), and we were greeted by a veritable banquet... fresh fruit, yoghurt, cereal, bacon, eggs, potatoe things, suasages and other bits and pieces. Somehow i managed to fit it all in and then we departed in the dingy for some snorkelling! Pauline was slightly aprehensive (to say the least) as there was ... read more

If anyone was wondering what happened to Auther Fonzerelli aka The Fonz, of Happy Days Fame, I can tell you he has moved himself to the Island of Isabella in the Galapagos and cunningly disguised himself as the local Parish Priest (also my hostel owner for the two weeks on Isabella). Our entry into Porta Vilamill in the back of Padre Angel Calderons pickup was like a rad carpet event. Everyone waving, calling his name and him responding with his million dollar smile and finger pistol point! From this point onwards we christened him "The Fonz" and when he dropped us back to the port on Tuesday the Fonzs fame didnt let him down and we left the island feeling like celebraties, everyone hugging us , waving , shouting (seriously!). Ok fair enough, there are ... read more

Haven´t been able to upload my photos as yet but will keep trying!! Carrying on from the last entry . . . .Nik and I went to meet our boat on the pier of Puerto Ayora at 11AM. Sat there for ages then someone came along on a panga and told us to get on and he would take us to our boat. Once we were on the boat we were told we were on the wrong boat and dhould be on Estelle del mar 1 not 2. Moved boats and then met five people who had been on the boat for 4 nights already (2 english couples Evonne & John, Hemel & Arty and canadian Mary). They were all lovely and chatty. As it was siesta time we could do what we liked as we ... read more

Hola , Como estas? Wow see how the Spanish just flows!! Actually, in case I did manage to fool some of you, the Spanish is not going so well and I really need some more practise, the losing weigh and getting fit has also been a bit of a failure (probably due to me stuffing copious amounts of buttery cakes, pastas and numerous chocolate bars into my face!) and my final task to be completed in the first three months i.e. get a tan! Well I wont really go there, but after my week of agonising sun burn last month I still managed to revert to a lovely shade of creamy white only this time with less skin attached to me. However (my complaining has a point!) I am now in the perfect place to work ... read more

De Galapagos eilanden, wow!!!! Normaal gesproken buiten ons budget vallend maar via via in het backpackerscircuit hadden we een adres gekregen van een non-profit vrijwilligersorganisatie. Via deze organisatie konden we goedkoop onderdak krijgen en we dragen een steentje bij aan de duurzame ontwikkeling van de eilanden. En na zoveel gereis is het ook wel lekker om wat langer op 1 plaats te blijven. Kortom, todo bien!!!Om vanuit de jungle van Iquitos, Peru op de Galapagos te belanden was ook een avontuur op zich. Eerst een vliegtuig naar Lima, daar 8 uur wachten op de bus naar de grens met Ecuador, daar de volgende dag met de bus de grens passeren (waar Michal nog een Peruaanse douanier om moest kopen voor 6 dollar vanwege het verstrijken van haar visa met 3 dagen) en op naar Guayaguil, Ecuador. ... read more