Daily Archives: October 13, 2015

Galapagos Day 1: Welcome to New Flamingo

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South America Day 33 continued – Retrospective There are nine passengers on the boat including myself.  There is a Swedish family of four with two little blond girls, like in Full House.  There are two young German speaking Swiss girls traveling together, and another young German girl. My roommate is a nice Dutch guy a few years older than me…. Read more »

South America Day 33: Getting to the Galapagos Islands

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Retrospective The Galapagos flight is special security-wise.  Despite being a domestic flight, the process is much like going through customs.  They want to make sure no organic contaminants make it onto the islands.  There is a special checkpoint at UIO to check the bags.  They also charge a $20 fee at this point.  There are a couple of customs-like cards… Read more »