Today was a travel day- Isabela Island back to Santa Cruz Island and then on to San Cristobal Island. There are no ferries between Isabela and San Cristobal. We were up at 4:00am. We checked out of the Cerro Azul Hostel. We were happy with our accomodations there. What it lacked in decor, it more than made up for with its cleanliness, price, helpful staff, convenient location, handy clothes line, …
Our last day on Isabela Island. John wanted to to the 16km hiking tour on a volcano and I wanted to frolic with penguins. So we decided to each do a different tour. We had breakfast at the bakery run by an elderly couple because it was the only breakfast place open at 6:50am. John’s tour left at 7:30. Meanwhile, my tour for Tintoreras left at 8:45am. This time I was doing …
Today was a a no tours day. You need that on a trip. At breakfast they brought us coffee and bowls of white granules. Without checking, John mixed a spoonful in his coffee. It was salt. We walked to the main docks from our hotel (about 1 km) and down a side trail to Concha de Perla. Just ahead of us a grunting sea lion hoisted himself up onto …
I was up with the dawn; excited by the prospect of flamingos and penguins. I did some laundry, hung it on the close line on the balcony and attempted to upload the blog again. It takes a good 8-10 minutes extra per picture. Facebook is a faster but you still have to wait. I noticed a lot of people were making and eating their breakfasts in the hostel kitchen. …