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Blue footed boobies (video)
These are Blue footed boobies on Genovesa Island, Galapagos Please share! Click links for more about the land based or boat based Galapagos tours
Swimming with Galapagos sea turtle (video)
In 2013 I swam with sea turtles nearly every day for 12 days. Click here for some related stories and tips for travel to the Galapagos
Bottlenose dolphins surround us at sunset in the Galapagos
Sipping on a couple beers and watching the sunset is how this all started…. It’s hard to tell but there were 1000 or more dolphins out there. Click on this for tips to sea based or land based tours in the Galapagos Like always, please share Thanks
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Photography,travel, BBQ, FARC, parks, biking, aurora borealis, boobies, and wine… After a year of posting I thought I would share the top 7 posts on the blog. I want to thank all of the growing supporters for the dialogue and comments. It’s been an eye opening experience in terms of writing but more about communicating … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Santiago Island (Egas Port) on the northern cruise itinerary
A northern itinerary in the Galápagos Islands may take you to Santiago Island. The main attraction on Santiago Island are the dense numbers of fur sea lions vs. Galápagos sea lions (see the short post on the difference between fur sea lions and Galápagos sea lions here). The area around Egas Port was owned by … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Travel to Genovesa Island (Tower Island), the land of boobies
A cruise that visits Genovesa Island in the Galápagos Islands is one worth considering. Genovesa Island is home to all three species of boobies found in the Galápagos Islands. Breeding times are the best time to go if you want to see courtship displays, nesting , and/or young, recently hatched birds. To see the the … Continue reading
Checklist for travel to the Galápagos Islands
Whether you are planning a land based tour of the Galápagos Islands or a cruise of the Galápagos Islands, here is a checklist to consider before you go to the Galápagos Islands. See my tips for land based tours or cruise based tours in the Galápagos Islands. 1. Sun protection: A no brainer, I know, but … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Six tips for boat based tours and cruises
With little doubt your trip to the Galápagos Islands is a dream vacation. You may have been saving money to do it or just waiting for the right time. Either way here are six different things to consider before you go take a cruise in the Galápagos Islands. 1. Reputable boat: Look into the history … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Walking amongst giants with the Galápagos land tortoise
The giant Galápagos tortoise is the largest of it’s kind, can reach up to 880 lbs/ 400kg, and reach speeds of 0.3 kmh /0.2 mph. They should not be confused with sea turtles…two completely distinct species! Charles Darwin liked to ride tortoises and noted their delicious meat (from Voyage of the Beagle). Though riding and eating … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Seven tips for land based tours and travel
Land based travel in the Galápagos Islands is common and less expensive than Galápagos Islands cruises. You don’t have to do a cruise (but you should) in the Galápagos Islands. It is easy to set up daily land based tours on your own in the from Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island and/or San Cristobal and … Continue reading
Swimming with sea lions
Warning: Do not swim with marine mammals! Though seals, otters, polar bears, and sea lions are cute and cuddly, you don’t just jump in the water and swim with them, that is, until you travel the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sea lions are the only marine mammal other than whales you are likely to find … Continue reading
“Excuse me, madame, I believe that’s the men’s room”. A close encounter of the sea lion kind.
An encounter with a sea lion at the men’s room on a day trip to San Cristobal Island, Galápagos Islands. Our guide said to go use the bathroom and be back in 5 minutes. Most of us had no experience with sea lion encounters in the men’s room. What to do? None of us could imagine … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Seven tips for land based tours and travel
Land based travel in the Galápagos Islands is common and less expensive than Galápagos Islands cruises. You don’t have to do a cruise (but you should) in the Galápagos Islands. It is easy to set up daily land based tours on your own in the from Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island and/or San Cristobal and … Continue reading
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