Lima
16 Nisan, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 72 °FOn to Guayaquil. We say good bye to our awesome tour boss Jennifer.
On to Guayaquil. We say good bye to our awesome tour boss Jennifer.
There were three thousand US marines stationed here during WWII to protect the Panama Canal from a Westward attack that never came. The airstrip is the same with lots of patching. We almost stepped onOkumaya devam et
We board zodiacs and then the Islander II a converted luxury yacht that is the biggest Linblad/National Geographic ship we have been on. 48 passengers and 55 crew.
After boarding the Islander II, we muster for the emergency evacuation training with our PFDs and discussion of the days plan. We still have daylight and so will proceed across the channel thatOkumaya devam et
Sunrise: 0554: High Tide 1125, 5.2 ft/1.6m
Sunset: 1759 Low Tide, 2.3 ft/0.7m
The islets of South and North Plaza lie off the eastern coast of the larger neighboring island, Santa Cruz. They are theOkumaya devam et
After lunch, we drop anchor off the island of Santa Fé, located to the south of Plaza and east of Santa Cruz, where several activities are offered. First in the afternoon, we go deep-water snorkelingOkumaya devam et
Our next site is in view of the famous Pinnacle Rock, an area on the main island of Santiago known as Sullivan Bay, named for James Sullivan, 2nd Lieutenant on board the H.M.S. Beagle when she arrivedOkumaya devam et
Sunrise: 0554; High Tide: 1217 5.6 ft/1.7m
Sunset: 1759; Low Tide: 0550, 2.3 ft/0.7m
Today we sail for the fourth largest of the Galápagos Islands, Santiago (also known as James and San Salvador),Okumaya devam et