Across the Andes by Blog

Ben gets an opportunity to go back to Kicker Rocks for a day dive and I try to shake this feeling of still being on a boat. Loving the slow pace of this town with everyone partaking in siesta from … Continue reading →

Our Galapagos Island trip has come to an end. We say goodbye to everyone and swap email addresses. Nobbies are sad to disembark and return to a backpacker life of hostels and chicken buses. Feels so surreal that we have … Continue reading →

Our last full day around the islands and we sail to San Cristobal and take a morning hike up the hill for gorgeous views at Punta Pitt. One of the best diving and snorkelling is at Kicker Rocks, large peaks … Continue reading →

Española Island is the oldest island at 4 million years old. It is a dying flat island with white sandy beaches and rocky cliffs perfect for sea birds like the large waved albatross, nazca booby and our favourite blue foot … Continue reading →

Our 5th day and the sun is out. Sail to Santa Fe and South Plaza islands off Santa Cruz. Have never seen so many sea lions with their pups on a beach and a couple of sharks lingering close to … Continue reading →

Back in Santa Cruz for the day and bid farewell to our 6 boat buddies who were on the first leg and welcome another 6 newcomers for the remaining week. Today is Tortugas (tortoise) day. Visit the Charles Darwin Research … Continue reading →

We head due south to Floreana island which was a place to harbour pirates and later the whalers. Visit Post Office Bay where the old post box was used for the whalers of the 18th century and hope our postcard … Continue reading →

2nd day of our trip and we sail to San Cristobal, the largest island. Visit Los Tintoreras a small lava rock island filled with hundreds of marine iguanas the same colour as the black lava rock. You have to double … Continue reading →

Galápagos Islands trip starts. Today’s word is Awesomeness! Board the Queen Beatriz catamaran which is our home for the next 8 days. Meet our wonderful fellow travellers and crew then an afternoon of snorkelling at Carrion Point, Santa Cruz. Whilst … Continue reading →

Exploring Tortuga Bay about 2.5km walk to a beautiful white fine sandy beach. Our first sight of marine iguanas in large numbers sun baking on the sand spitting salt and fearless finches on the beach of the lagoon further around … Continue reading →