• South America 2026
    Farewell QuitoApproaching Guayaquil for a brief stop. It seems they've had some pretty significant flooding!The rest of Guayaquil seems dense (but dry).Leaving the mainland, on our way to the Galapagos!Just a nice cloud. :) ☁️1

    Quito>Guayaquil>Galapagos, boat

    February 21 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

    Largely a travel day ... it took about 5 hours total (door to door) to get to Baltra Island. Once we landed, a brief (3 min) bus ride to the "port' where we boarded zodiacs for a 5 min ride to our ship: Endeavor II. It has a capacity of 96 passengers & the boat is full for our trip.
    After lunch and settling into our cabins, there was a brief trip to the nearby beach for a little visit. A nice opening experience.    Read more