From Galápagos to Quito

John checked the time when the rooster started crowing…4:15am. Others soon chimed in and in the distance I could hear the sea lions playing back up. Today is a travel day as we head back to Quito. Packing up to leave is not my favourite part of a trip. We left our luggage behind the front desk of Casa de Jiemy and headed to breakfast. Casa de Jiemy was …

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Our Last Full Day in Galápagos

Our last full day in the Galápagos. Last night John said I was moaning and yelling in my sleep. I had a nightmare that I was being attacked by boobies. John says he would welcome such dreams. After checking on our friends at the sea lion beach, we headed to our favourite “atmosphere” breakfast restaurant.  We noticed one huge sea lion had spread himself across the threshold to the …

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A Day in San Cristobal

I haven’t seen them but if the loud sunrise crowing is any indication, there sure are a lot of roosters on this island. In the distance I could also hear the sea lions and closer to home a pretty violent dog fight. Good Morning San Cristobal! After a big breakfast at Lucky’s we began our exploration of the other side of Puerto Baquerzo Moreno. Most people’s dogs and cats …

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Oh those Sea Lions

After yesterday’s busy day (and rough sea), today we stayed on land and explored the town and its beaches. The main sea lion beach in town is just down the road from our hostel so first thing in the morning we spent some time watching the sea lions. I felt bad when I saw a really skinny pup wandering the beach and soulfully calling for mama. We stopped for …

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