After a long, sleepless flight (which included a stopover and 2-hour passport control queue in Mexico) we finally landed in San Jose – exhausted and desperate for a shower and bed. But this was not going to be so straightforward. Our hotel experienced a few plumbing issues while renovating the previous weekend and dozens of … [Read more…]
On the one hand it feels like we have always been travelling, but on the other hand it feels like the South American part of our trip has gone by in a flash. While we are both excited to go home and wash all our clothes, enjoy our own shower and sleep in our own … [Read more…]
Cormorant Point This was our last full day in the Galapagos – we were gutted š 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 havenāt really done any exercise in … [Read more…]
Lobos Island Overnight we navigated to Lobos Island, close to San Cristobal ā 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…]
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 didnāt 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…]