The boarder crossing aboard CIFA was a breeze, timings were not too bad but the direct part of the journey was something to be questioned. The direct bus stopped at every street corner once crossing into Guayaquil but it got us there on time and through some beautiful scenery. We knew we were in banana country and that it was watermelon season thats for sure.Ecuador is so much greener than Peru!!!!
Anyways, we woke up early on the 28th and headed for the airport ready for our flight to the Galapagos Islands. This is the best birthday present ever and I couldnt contain my excitement :) The flight was clear and the views spectacular as we approached the Galapagos. Without any problems we met our guide and headed to our 16 berth motor yatch the Darwin. It was next to two big flash boats when we went aboard but it didnt distract from the Galapagos Islands. On the dock there were sealions and marine iguanas waiting to send us off.
After a delicious lunch we set off on a short trip to Mosquera, once we had anchored the frigate birds were everywhere and just off the boat a hammerhead shark swam by - unfortunetely I dont have the picture to prove it!!! We went shore on this white sand beach covered in sealions and had a couple of hours to explore at our own leisure. We stumbled across a skeleton - if you can identify what species it is i will be grateful. After a little snorkling is crystal clear water a baby sealion decided to frolic with us in the shallows. What a tough first day it was. However, the night sail to San Cristobal was a little rough and little sleep was had.
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| Frigate birds |
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| Brown pelican in flight |
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| Sunset on the first day |
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| My best sealion inpersonation |
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| Sally lightfoot crabs |
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| From the plane |
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| Daphne from the plane |
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| Can anyone identify this skeleton for me please? |
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| The crew had kindly prepared me a cake |
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