Tortoise

September 19th 2014
The Galapagos islands are amazing, there is so much wildlife that are not afraid of humans. I just found it unbelievable how close we were able to get to so many different animals and birds. The Galapagos islands have 7,214 identified species, and it's estimated that only 86% of the biodiversity has been registered. Another 3,089 marine species have been recorded and 30.8% of species are endemic ( ... read more

South America » Ecuador

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

19th September 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

so much wildlife
You really saw much more wildlife than you had on your land trips before the cruise, so I guess, even though you were on the Old Flamingo, you're glad you did it, yes? Great photos, and how exciting to see a big shark!

19th September 2014

robyngary
Robyn Voigt

Cruise or not?
We are really happy we did a cruise as we were able to see more islands and in a relatively short length of time. The cruise was much more full on than I expected, I was definitely ready for a rest by the end. If you are looking at cruises bear in mind that an advertised 8 day cruise is really only 6.5. You lose half a day at the beginning and are off the ship by 8am on the last day. I loved the time we had on the boat but also really enjoyed our time just being on the islands. I would definitely recommend a few extra days before or after any cruise.

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