Not sure why I’ve been procrastinating on this one – it ought to be the easiest blog post of them all, because the pictures will do the talking. There’s not a lot of words I can attach to these islands, other than to say the abundance and closeness of the wildlife is a slightly surreal experience that seemingly can’t be found anywhere else.
I didn’t take any underwater photos, but suffice to say the snorkeling lived up to expectations with sea turtles, sea lions, sharks and innumerable varieties of fish in extraordinarily dense schools sharing the space with us, interacting to an extent we’ve not seen elsewhere.
The luxury boat trip (4 days-ish) was definitely worth the extra cash, considering what a large proportion of the total expenses are fixed (flights and national park tax). We still felt quite seasick at times, of course, but the food was superb ;-)
The major surprise for me was that this time of year the Galapagos Islands get decidedly cold, daytime in the mid 20s and nights probably in the mid to high teens. Bearing in mind that they straddle the equator, I found this odd. Odd also is that it’s currently high season despite cold sea temps, rough seas and poor visibility. Northern hemisphere holiday season, you see.
nice shirt jess! :)
wicked stuff!