Off the boat and onto solid land, though it doesn’t feel so solid. A short walk to see the captive tortoises at Darwin Station, and that’s the so called 8th day of the cruise. I parted ways with the other passengers as they took the arranged ride to the airport and I went to the hotel to rest, write these… Read more »
The last, though technically penultimate, day of the Galapagos cruise was one full of luckily timed sightings. On the morning walk at the red beach, we saw a rare bright red bird which the guide said lives in the highlands and never ventures so close to the sea. At the same beach we had another opportunity to swim with two… Read more »
Retrospective On the visit to Santiago and Bartolome Islands I saw, for the first time, lava that actually looks like what I imagined lava to look like. The Galapagos are incredibly different from the volcanic lands of Iceland. A large area is covered by black streaks and swirls of lava flows. For contrast, heaps of iron-heavy rusted red ash sprout… Read more »