We started the day with a hike at the Egas Port. This used to be a salt mining operation. We went looking for the Galapagos fur seal. […]
Galápagos Islands – Day 6
Today we ended up on Isla Fernandina. Landing on Fernandina was the first time we had access to a pier. We walked along the beach looking at animals. […]
Galápagos Islands – Day 5
We started on the western side of Isabella and visited a lava field at Moreno Point. This lava field was older than previous lava fields, which meant there […]
Galápagos Islands – Day 4
We woke up in the Puerto Ayora harbor. This is the largest town in The Galápagos archipelago. The crew, but the barman Jimmy, slept in town that night. After […]
Galápagos Islands – Day 3
We woke up in Sullivan’s bay to visit a relatively new lava field on Isla Santiago. Friends that visited Galapagos told me that the lava fields are incredible. […]
Galápagos Islands – Day 2
We sailed through the night to get to Genovesa Island. During breakfast, I learned that many of the islands have 2 names. One official name, and another name […]
Galápagos Islands – Day 1
We arrived at the Baltra airport without any trouble. We worried that the authorities may seize some chocolate we bought in Quito for gifts. There are very strict […]
Galápagos Islands – Introduction
We decided to go to the Galápagos Islands for a week. Travel trailblazer and friend, Judy recommended the company she used when she visited the islands a few […]
Thelma and Louise made it.
It was a great trip. I loved taking my mom on her first big trip to Europe. It was great to follow Cathy Brady through her journey to […]
Not all pizza is the same.
Our AirBNB host, Genarro, offered to drive us to the train station in Sorrento for our visit to Pompeii. Instead of stopping at the train station he drove us […]