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Finally we get to finish our Galapagos trip details sorry it has taken so long....
http://www.offexploring.com/scottfree/blog/ecuador/galapagos-islands Check out this link, our friends Eric and Margaret from Scotland have been traveling for 30 months! We met them on this trip and they wrote a great description of our tour so check it out for details of the Guantanamera Trip...
PART II of the Galapagos! The Yolita II...we arrived on this boat at around 11 in the morning at the port right next to the airport. We were able to check out the boat before the other passengers arrived with our friends Cecilie and Morten who had been with us on the Guantanamera. BIG rooms, bathrooms and fancy leather couches in the common area LUXURY!!
Anyways that is enough about the boat. We collected the rest of the people and headed to a secluded beach to snorkel and see see turtles. It was a mellow day. Then we went to our most colorful island the next day and saw land iguanas different from marine iguanas. Large and Yellow. They get eaten by hawks. There were also tons of sea lions.
Then we motored to another island and did some snorkeling and saw sharks and turtles and rays. Walked on land and saw mice and land iguanas and all types of finches darwin examined.
The next day we hit espanola and saw a rare (for this time of year) albatross and the islands hawk. Huge land and marine iguanas and it was great. Snorkeling was awesome 2 times this day and we saw octopus and eels more sharks, rays, turtles tons of fish. We continued to Isla Floreanna for our last day on the boat. We again snorkled 2 times and walked again the same similar stuff but the highlight was snorkeling with the galapogos penguins (waiting for some pics from our friends of that!) and then hanging out with sea turtles for a long time. The whole two hours was a water wonderland. Fantastic. Overall Galapogos was fantastic and amazing and we are glad we splurged.
We are now heading home on the last day of february to start work. The galapogos wiped us out but we are glad we did it and reccommend you all to do the same. We have bussed all the way down to Patagonia (southern Argentina and Chile) - it only took us 6 days by bus! - now we are out for some more backpacking and enjoying the wilderness...we will catch up with you soon!
love C & T
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I AM SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO SEE YOU GUYS! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ADVENTURE IS COMING TO AN END. I JUST REMEMBER WHEN YOU GUYS WERE FANTASIZING ABOUT THE WHOLE THING WHILE WE WERE OUT ROCK CLIMBING. I NEED SOME TITO AND CASSIE IN MY LIFE TO GET ME ON TRACK.
WHEREVER YOU GUYS END UP WHEN YOU GET BACK TO THE STATES, I AM GOING TO SEE YOUR PRETTY FACES.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXXO
ps.
make sure to have an amazing whole another month there.
Where'd the beard go Tito? We were hoping to see it one day in all its glory. Looks like fun out there. Can't wait to vicariously travel to Patagonia with you...if you are indeed headed down there. Two Wheel View '09 is in the works...kids are being recruited. JJ wants to go to Norway!
Wow! That was so much fun! Looks like you guys had a great adventure! We are glad you made it home safe. Tim and i spent the rest of our week in banos.It was a good way to end our six weeks.We will be leaving to belgium may 7th maybe we can cross paths at the airport. We leave about 3pm.When do you guys come in? it would be great to see you.
Love,
Kellie and Tim Rivera / Yolita ll
Taos,NM evanskellie@hotmail.com
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