This morning, we left Quito and headed for the Galápagos Islands. It took some doing to get there- we began with a flight that landed about halfway there for a moment. A good number of people hopped off the airplane and several more hopped on. When we arrived at the Galápagos Islands, we were greeted by an iguana on our way from the airplane to the main airport building. We zipped through security and headed to the hotel by way of a bus-to-boat-to-van transport.
We were only in the hotel for a moment before we had a lunch date with our tour group, followed by a trip to see the giant Galapagos tortoises. Great success:
That’s certainly one for the Christmas card. We went from there to explore the lava tubes on the island. They are the remnant pieces of evidence that this island is volcanic. It was a fun underground walk by flashlight with a pair of helmets on. A vacation really doesn’t get going until you have to don a helmet, if you ask me.
We got back from there and had only 20 minutes to regroup before an organizational meeting and dinner. Our villa at this hotel is about a five minute walk from the reception area, so that would have left us with ten minutes to do whatever. Hardly seemed worth the walk.
So, for now, we’re well fed, we’ve talked through the day tomorrow and we’re ready to go play. We snorkel tomorrow.
For now, though I am super wiped out. I need to flop down in the ultra-fancy bed here in Villa 5. In the meantime, please check out
Our Photo Album.
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