We got up at 7.30 this morning, feeling quite sad that we would be flying home later today. A lot of our fellow travellers had already departed for home last night (and even on Sunday night), so there were only four of us left now. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast in the Bistro Latino one…
Got up at seven o’clock and made our way to the Bistro Latino restaurant downstairs for a delicious breakfast washed down with good hot Ecuadorian coffee. Outside, the weather was cloudy but fairly warm. There were 12 of us who had booked for this day-long tour, and we boarded the bus around 8.00am and set…
OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Woke up early this morning with mixed feelings. Happy, because it was our 29th Wedding Anniversary and what a fantastic place to be spending it in, and sad because we would have to disembark the Xpedition at 11.00am for the return flight to Quito, and we didn’t want our incredible Galápagos voyage…
Today would turn out to be a very full, different and interesting day spent on Santa Cruz island. We were up and ready and breakfasted in time for our usual departure at 8.00am; in fact, ours was the first inflatable to depart for the island. Today we were going to see that most famous and…
Another early start; we were up at 7.00am as usual, and dressed, breakfasted and were ready to go by 7.50 for our Zodiac ride across to Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island. San Cristobal is one of the few inhabited islands in the Galápagos, so we looked forward to visiting this small town, as well…
We were up this morning at 7.00am once again, feeling refreshed after a good night’s sleep. We looked forward, with eager anticipation, to what today would bring. 😊 At 7.45 we gathered at the after decks, replete with water shoes, sturdy trainers and socks, sunhats, snorkelling gear and lightweight clothing worn over our swimsuits. Then…
Woke up at 7.00 this morning, but a huge wave of tiredness came over me and I just couldn’t keep my eyes open. I don’t know whether it’s the early morning, late nights, exercise, fresh air, free cocktails or a combination of all of them, but I was just completely drained. Therefore I missed the…
Everybody was dancin’ with the CaptainAnd we all had fun all night longAnd the ship sailed on. Paul Nicholas We had a lie-in this morning until 8.00am, as we were not due to participate in any activities until 10 o’clock, when we were going on a scenic tour of the inlet by Zodiac. The day…
What a truly wonderful day it turned out to be today! We got up at 7.00am and enjoyed a good breakfast in the Darwin Restaurant, before making our way to the stern of the ship to collect our lifejackets for the Zodiac ride ashore. We also wore water-shoes as it was a “wet landing”, and…
Carry me on the wavesTo the lands I’ve never beenCarry me on the wavesTo the lands I’ve never seen. ‘Orinoco Flow’ – Enya We got up at 06.45 this morning, filled with a suppressed excitement in anticipation of the day to come. After a good breakfast once again, we assembled in the hotel foyer at…
