For the first time on the trip I rose early enough to see the sunrise and was rewarded with a brilliant orange grey sky. Soon after we went onshore to San Cristobel to finally see Blue Footed Boobies. Some were already settled on egg filled nests while others rocked from foot to foot, doing a [...]
We motored during the night to complete a semi-circumnavigation of Isla Santiago. Just off the coast of it is Isla Bartoleme. It is a barren island, formed by a volcano about 800,000 years ago. It has a small variety of plants (mostly pioneer plants) and sandy black volcanic soil. We walked to the top of [...]
Last night saw a restless sleep. The gentle rocking punctuated by a bump and the constant thrum of the engine was much the same as sleeping on a plane. We awoke to an orange sunrise against an island of red rock. Rabiba is red because of the iron content of the rock. It is the [...]
The plane stopped off in Guayaquil which I think is the other big city in Ecuador. After landing in Baltra we took a squashed standing room only bus to a small ferry followed by a not quite so crowded bus to Puerto Ayora, the main settlement on Santa Cruz.
We dropped our gear on the boat [...]
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