The Yacht
Today’s the day- we board our luxury yacht to explore the uninhabited islands in the Galapagos (never thought I’d say that). Not sure if we will have internet, so to all my friends and family following, no worries if you don’t hear from me for a week or so. Lots of pics to come… in the meantime here are a few stock photos of the boat to get me excited :)
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Lava Tubes & Sink holes- Highlands Tour Part two.
The highland tour in Santa Cruz consists of three stops- the giant tortoises, lava tubes, and visiting two gigantic sink holes. The giant tortoises are the star of this tour and have their very own blog page, but lava tubes are pretty cool too! A very tall portion of the lava tube The lava tubes and sink holes are geographic evidence that the Galápagos Island formed approximately 5 million years ago from a hot spot on the Nazca Plate. The plate continues to move east today c
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Visiting Las Grietas for swimming
A gorgeous swimming hole Las Gretias is a beautu swimming hole created by fissures from an ancient lava flow. To get there from downtown Puerta Ayoya you must take a water taxi ($1) across the bay. A water taxi across the bay Once across the bay the walk to the national park ranger station is about 10 minutes. You will pass Finch Bay hotel and this lovely beach. Feel free to stop for a swim here… Beach just outside of the Finch Bay Hotel The cost for a guide is $10pp (and you
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