Cormorant Point This was our last full day in the Galapagos – we were gutted đ It was an early start, waking up at 6am for a 6.30am hike. When we got off the dingy at Cormorant Point I immediately loved the island. Maybe it was the time of day and therefore the mist that still hung … [Read more…]
Gardner Bay Our day started with a beach excursion to Gardner Bay on Espanola Island. The beach was about 500m away, so I asked if I could swim to shore. With a dingy next to me, I set off. It was a refreshing but also quite tiring swim as I havenât really done any exercise in … [Read more…]
Lobos Island Overnight we navigated to Lobos Island, close to San Cristobal â the capital of Galapagos with around 8,000 people living here. While there is no distinct mating season for many of the animals on the islands (they tend to mate year-round due to the constant weather patters) many of the Great frigate birds … [Read more…]
South Plaza Island We were woken up at sunrise (around 6am) for our morning excursion to South Plaza Island. As we arrived, we could see a few seal ânurseriesâ â small sea lions playing and frolicking in the shallow waters waiting for their mothers to return with food. A big sea lion, clearly the bull, was guarding … [Read more…]
Santa Cruz is one of only four inhabited islands in the Galapagos with the majority of people (18,000 in total) living here. We visited the island at the start and the end of our trip. On the first day we entered the National Park where we were going to walk with Giant Tortoises. Now we … [Read more…]
I was so excited about getting up this morning (despite it being a 4am start) as we were on our way to the Galapagos. Of all the places we are going to on our trip, I was probably most excited about this. After a quick coffee our shuttle picked us up and headed to the airport. … [Read more…]
We left our hotel at 4am this morning in the pouring rain. Our visit to this beautiful part of Argentina didnât turn out as we had hoped. We had plans to hire a car and drive away from city lights into the countryside and enjoy the landscape, clear skies and great wines. But sitting in … [Read more…]
During the past two weeks our travels kept us in extremely dry places, such as Bolivia and Northern Chile, with our views dominated by rock, volcanoes and endless sand. But as we crossed the Andes into Argentina everything slowly turned green. The mountains were green, the valleys were lush and the rivers full. This was wine … [Read more…]
As mentioned in our previous post, when we first started planning our trip to South America, top of the list was a stop in the Atacama Desert to do some star gazing. Not only did we plan our itinerary to avoid the full moon, but we also had to take bus schedules to and from such remote … [Read more…]
A dusty little town in the middle of absolutely nowhere in the centre of the worldâs driest desert. This was San Pedro de Atacama, and we arrived hot, sweaty, tired and already boiling from the searing sun at 10am in the morning. Grabbing our bags (we have seven items between us and seriously need to … [Read more…]